Aqui

Created by Richard McGuire and published by Companhia das Letras since 2017, Aqui is a graphic novel that compresses a single room’s entire history—from prehistoric times to a distant future—into a single, fixed-panel composition. McGuire’s innovative use of nested panels and shifting color palettes visualizes time as a layered, simultaneous experience, making the book a landmark in experimental comics. Its single-issue format belies a dense, philosophical meditation on place and memory, cementing McGuire’s reputation as a pioneer of non-linear visual storytelling.