Today let us share a beautiful book called Under the Ocean by Anouck Boisrobert and Louis Rigaud.
The book is a mastery of paper book engineering, with each spread unfolding in two steps: first to show the situation on the surface of the ocean, where the boat Oceano is traveling. Then, with more impressive sculptural effects, we’re shown what’s underneath it. The 3D extravaganza is paired with beautiful, subtle illustration whose strength lies in just enough detail combined with subtle painterly effects and sensitivity.
It takes you on a journey through the richness of the ocean and while not as directly focused on the ecological message as their previous book about a forest (we’ll show you that one, too), it still manages to convey the beauty and the vulnerability of our oceans.
The cover of the Polish edition.
The boat is starting its journey.
Whales (the minimalist spread offsets nicely more busy spreads around it.)
Seals in the Arctic.
This is probably not exactly like seeing the coral reef but what a beautiful approximation.
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