About Killing the Pig
While the pig is being dragged out from the sty he has the chance to see the sky...
While the pig is being dragged out from the sty he has the chance to see the sky...
While the pig is being dragged out from the sty he has the chance to see the sky...
I think the English version of the title is a little misleading here, and certainly ought not to put folks off. What Simone Massi does present us with is a richly drawn selection of detailed monochrome illustrations of rural life. A young son, his mother, some red shoelaces, an appreciation of rustic farming landscapes and a glorious looking grouse all feature strikingly. This has a bleakness to it, but also a sensitive degree of warmth as, for me at any rate, it emphasised the vulnerabilities of the cycle of life. It flickers through five minutes quite compellingly.
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