Les heures passées à contempler la mère #[nn]

From Futuropolis in 2019, this French graphic novel carries an atmosphere of quiet, searching melancholy right from its cover — a lone barefoot figure leans against a wall beside a stark window, scattered pages on the floor, holding a single sheet as if weighing words carefully. The muted teal and grey palette by Gilles Larher and Sébastien Vassant perfectly suits a story whose very title, Les heures passées à contempler la mère, speaks of time, memory, and the act of looking. An understated and visually thoughtful work that earns your attention.