The Flood

Francesco Merlini

Cover depicting, in a linocut-style illustration, a human head on a snake-like body. About two thirds up from the bottom, a light blue, semi-translucent sleeve is placed so that the eyes of the creature are lurking over the border of the blue.
Spread showing a low-contrast black and white photograph of a bear and four wolves in motion. The bear stands on its hinds and the wolves seem to be caught in the motion of running. Behind the animals there is a high chain-link fence rising and separating the forest landscape that stretches into the background.
A spread depicting a low contrast black and white photograph of a metal wires sticking out upwards from the ground in a sandy landscape.
A spread showing two low-contrast black and white photographs, to the left one of wires hanging down a concrete wall and to the right a car held up by a crane with two people standing close by.
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€35,75
Publisher:
Void.
Francesco Merlini’s project is a reminiscence of the flooding disaster that hit Tbilisi, Georgia, in 2015. People died, families became homeless, and the zoo was destroyed. More than 300 animals were lost, while survivors transformed the city into a wilderness full of dangerous beasts. An influential head of the church blamed the flood on the “sins” of the former communist regime. More realistically, its cause can be found in the river’s diminished capacity due to deforestation, poorly maintained Soviet-era infrastructure, and extensive and often illegal development. Merlini blends together a documentary account of the tragedy’s aftermath and a visual reflection on today’s Georgian panorama.
Year
2021
Length
76 pages
Cover
Hardcover
Binding
Perfect binding
Dimensions
17 x 23 cm.

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