Rivière d'encre #[nn]

Étienne Appert's Rivière d'encre arrives from La Boîte à Bulles with a cover that immediately pulls you in: two figures navigate a small boat across ink-blue waters, while the luminous face of a young woman looms large behind them in warm watercolor washes of red and orange. The contrast between the delicate linework of the travelers and that otherworldly, oversized presence gives the whole image a dreamlike, almost mythological atmosphere. It's a beautifully crafted 2020 album that feels poetic and personal from its very first glance.