This evocative wordless picturebook is about freedom. It is an allegorical story about two men who build a cage in a forest to trap a flock of dazzlingly bright birds. Unbeknownst to the two men, another bird is watching, who swoops forward to save … [Lue lisää...]
Belonging
The corpus would not be complete without this classic work by Jeannie Baker, a British-Australian author whose work using collage often interacts with themes pertinent to the DIALLS Project. One of the oldest picturebooks in the corpus, Belonging won … [Lue lisää...]
Changeons!
The relationship between the ocean and human civilization is put under a lens in this challenging panoramic depiction of a changing coastal urban environment. What begins as a harmonious pastoral depiction of human life on the seafront quickly … [Lue lisää...]
Bee & Me
A powerful exploration of the integral roles of bees in the environment becomes, at the same time, a beautiful story about unlikely friendship. Another example of Alison Jay’s work is also in the corpus: Out of the Blue. Bee & Me includes a … [Lue lisää...]
Chiripajas
This bitesize short film is about a little turtle who gets trapped on the beach in ocean pollution and rubbish. He is only able to escape his imprisonment once a group of humans appear to fix the issue. Hence, this film suggests the power of human … [Lue lisää...]
Babel
This text is especially connected to the depiction of the Tower of Babel by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, painted in the 16th century and presently displayed at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna. The picturebook explores the theme of hubris — a … [Lue lisää...]
A Priori
This short animation by German/French animator Maïté Schmitt is all about overcoming a negative judgment to reach a shared common goal, with a particular focus upon sustainable development. Albert, a young librarian, is agitated by the invasion of … [Lue lisää...]
