The Oasis

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The Oasis
Author Sammy Stein
Language French, Occitan, English, Japanese
Publisher self-published (14€)
City Saint-Férreol-Trente-Pas
Date 2019
Pages 24
Format 20 cm x 26 cm
Fabrication Risograph, paperback, staple bound
E-book PDF (27 mb)

The 20 pages of The Oasis were concieved during the L'oasis residency, set up by Antoine Marchalot, Margaux Duseigneur, Chloé Munich, Vincent Lalanne, Pauline Barzilaï from 1-15 July 2019 at Le Sénéchal hotel in Uzerche, Corrèze region (France). These pages were freely inspired by local landscapes, and the works produced by the participants of the residency, which include le Chevalier expansé (the Expanded Knight) by Martin Carolo, cherries from the market, the wind, some of the town gates, the puppets by Chloé Munich and Vincent Lalanne, the parchment written by Paul Descamps and Martin Carolo, the raindrops, the candles found at Emmaüs charity shop in Brive-la-Gaillarde, the finials (ornaments traditionally positioned on rooftops), the library of Uzerche (from publisher)