A long journey towards the near. "Un árbol en la casa" by Óscar Blasco Lázaro
20/06/2021.
[Un árbol en la casa]
metalocus, VALERIA OZUNA
metalocus, VALERIA OZUNA
The literary project "Un árbol en la casa" is a long journey towards the near. This is a book that loses its pages; new ones replace them in a process of continuous renewal. This project arises as a treatise on plants, animals, men, cities, and fields; a treaty without beginning or end.
The architect Óscar Blasco, also a writer by vocation, makes this publication of short stories under the name "Un árbol en la casa". With a subtle and unique narrative, the author combines fantasy and precision through a great language that fades into literature and architecture.
The architect Óscar Blasco, also a writer by vocation, makes this publication of short stories under the name "Un árbol en la casa". With a subtle and unique narrative, the author combines fantasy and precision through a great language that fades into literature and architecture.
"Un árbol en la casa" by Óscar Blasco Lázaro. Photograph by Un árbol en la casa.
Cover page. "Un árbol en la casa" by Óscar Blasco Lázaro.
Back cover. "Un árbol en la casa" by Óscar Blasco Lázaro.
"Un árbol en la casa" by Óscar Blasco Lázaro. Photograph by Un árbol en la casa.
Inside pages. "Un árbol en la casa" by Óscar Blasco Lázaro.
Inside pages. "Un árbol en la casa" by Óscar Blasco Lázaro.
Inside pages. "Un árbol en la casa" by Óscar Blasco Lázaro.
With a light and exact result, the book by Óscar Blasco Lázaro contains a final story, in the form of a pop-up, the result of a commission designed by Plego. The design of this drop-down can be visualized when opening the book, where a tree emerges from inside an abandoned house.
The short stories are grouped into five chapters (Plants, Animals, Men, Cities, and Fields), each of them with twelve units and three parts per chapter. To end as a compilation with a final chapter called Organism.
The short stories are grouped into five chapters (Plants, Animals, Men, Cities, and Fields), each of them with twelve units and three parts per chapter. To end as a compilation with a final chapter called Organism.
"Thus, the book is the photograph of a moment in the life of this organism, shaped like a tree, which, installed in my house, feeds on my time and my memory."
Óscar Blasco Lázaro.
The simple-looking stories have a background that goes far beyond a simple clarification of the context. The protagonists of each story, whether beings or objects, invite careful reflection.
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Author
Cover illustration and pop-up
Design and layout
Mariona García.
Pages
133 pages.
Language
Spanish.
ISBN/EAN
978-84-09-02599-2.
Year of publication
2018.
Óscar Blasco Lázaro
Óscar Blasco Lázaro (1970) is an architect and landscaper. Author of the book "A tree in the house: a long journey towards the near". He is an architect by the Higher Technical School of Architecture of Barcelona, 1999 Landscape architect with a Master's degree in landscape architecture UPC, 2002 Founding partner of the SCOB architecture and landscape studio, 2005. He is currently a professor at the Master of Landscape Architecture of Barcelona and the Italian Center of Architecture in Milan.
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