Mom, do you even have an imagination? / A family book for children at the intersection of philosophy and contemporary art
100 questions; 100 answers; 100 illustrations; 100 artworks.
Each of the 100 spreads follows the same structure and contains: — A child’s question / — Nikita’s illustration / — An artwork / — An answer
The end of the book provides clues to the artworks →
For example: What does a snail say?
So, the idea is to respond to every question a child asks, using the words of parents and the language of contemporary art.
Together with children, we think about everything under the sun: from the daily lives of people and snails to the edges of the Universe and the properties of time.
OK. And why do we need a book like this?
For children — to practise asking questions, looking for answers and finding them. Or, as adults put it, to develop critical thinking and a philosophical view of everyday things. And, of course, to nurture curiosity. For parents — to remember to look at familiar things from different, strange angles and find new answers to unexpected or familiar questions.
Read the questions and answers → Study the illustrations → Decode the metaphors → Reflect → Come up with questions → Search for answers → Create
By the way, the question “Mom, do you even have an imagination?” came from a four-year-old boy who loves drawing, art, hiking and asking personal questions.
And the answer is…
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