Title: The Hero Mother. How to Build a House
Artist: Peter Puklus
Witty Books & Images Vevey, 2021
Design by Paolo Berra
Hardcover, duotone photographs
160 x 230 mm
120 pages
First edition
ISBN: 9791280177070
Puklus deconstructs and questions the dynamics of the pre-established female and male roles: motherhood as an alleged heroic activity and the supposed duty of the father to build and protect the home. His search breaks down the traditional symbols associated with maternal and paternal figures in a playful yet critical way. Outside the confines of the photographic studio, he develops an original visual vocabulary around parental life and issues related to the construction of the family nucleus.
- From the publisher’s website
Puklus deconstructs and questions the dynamics of the pre-established female and male roles: motherhood as an alleged heroic activity and the supposed duty of the father to build and protect the home. His search breaks down the traditional symbols associated with maternal and paternal figures in a playful yet critical way. Outside the confines of the photographic studio, he develops an original visual vocabulary around parental life and issues related to the construction of the family nucleus.
- From the publisher’s website
