Visages du Temps – Sammy Stein
Visages du Temps by Sammy Stein, published by Éditions Matière / ISBN 9782916383620 / a 280-page paperback, about 6.75 x 9.5 inches, in color / text in French
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Google Translation of the descriptive copy: “In 17 stories…Sammy Stein offers to stroll through imaginary museums (The Turtle Museum, Archives of the Crystal Museum ), visits to dream collections (Faces of Time, Multimonde), pays homage to an obscure artist whose work has almost entirely disappeared (Salut Marcel), summons memories of a fictitious place and its artifacts (Gallery 128, Return to the Center), describes an impossible work (Fireworks), observes the process of transformation from one form to another (Moving Sculpture, Camouflage, Bye bye Dada ), and even evokes fantastic cooking recipes (Le grand restaurant).