Andreja Peklar: Me, you, she, he - Artist's Book

In the Miha Maleš Gallery you can look at the artist’s book of Andreja Peklar, which is a collection of her authorial graphics, drawings, collages, combined in a poetic narrative in the form of a book – an object. As an illustrator, the author is more or less obliged to the literature. Through the artist’s book, she moved away from literature as a “predecessor” to the artwork – illustration and proceeded in parallel, or turned it around.
The book carries the title “Me, you, she, he” and touches upon the fundamental existential issues of living and interpersonal relations. It is designed as a kind of album “photographs” from the life of the author, me, you, she, he … The book is tied in an unusual way, the leaves are clustered from two sides, from the left and to the right – if we are leafing them continuously, alternately, the scenes of the author’s narrative are opening up to us. Alternatively, the viewer – the reader can view the sheet in a new order, random, create his own combinations, and thus create a new story.

About the author
Andreja Peklar is an academic painter and illustrator. With her illustrations, she painted numerous picture books, as well as textbooks and magazines for children and youth. She has had a number of solo exhibitions and also participates in important international selected exhibitions. This year she was selected to be one of the most important exhibitions of illustrations at a book fair in Bologna. For her work she received various awards and prizes at home and abroad.
More about the author at www.andrejapeklar.si