«There was a time when I thought a great deal about the axolotls. I went to see them in the aquarium at the Jardin des Plantes and stayed for hours watching them, observing their immobility, their faint movements. Now I am an axolotl.»

JULIO CORTAZAR

At the "Illustrators Cabinett" in Zürich, each month an illustrator makes a small instalation. During the month of april 2013 I will be presenting mine.

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It is inspired on a short story "Axolotl" by the argentinian author Julio Cortázar. Axolotls are quite interesting little animals. Their native country is Mexico if you like to know more about them you can take a look at this link and also read Cortázar's fantastic story.

http://southerncrossreview.org/73/axolotl.html

Hier a Link with the spanish version:

http://www.ciudadseva.com/textos/cuentos/esp/cortazar/axolotl.htm

Credits

Illustrations: Pepitagraphics, Jacqueline García
Special thanks to Roli Bricchi