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Item: L'Onéiropompe

1978

Book, 24 x 13.8 cm, 164 p., language : French, publisher : Éditions de La Différence, Paris, ISBN : 2-7291-0038-5.
Materials: ink, paper

Collection: Collection M HKA, Antwerp (Inv. no. B 2029/357).

Literary synopsis

L'Onéiropompe (the dream-bearer cat) is a thriller. The search for the decapitated head of a black basalt statue is the excuse for a journey that begins in a hotel room, meanders through a train compartment and a house, and ends a Mediterranean island.

Relation of the novel to the artist’s practice

L'Onéiropompe, which is accompanied by illustrations by Fini, moves through the same dreamlike and hypnotic landscapes her paintings explore.

Authorship: Artist Author.

Creative Strategy: Novel Cites Artworks.

Genre: Thriller.

Publishing: Publishing House.

Theme: Landscape, Travels.

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