Space Matters

The importance of space and the meaning it gives to everything that exists around it takes center stage in this incredibly clever book—shown through spaces turning a jumble of letters into a sentence, spaces that make room for echoes, spaces that give a sense of the bigger picture, and more. In a world that often focuses on everything but the blank spaces, the unique perspective Space Matters conveys is a breath of fresh air. The principles of mindfulness and seeing the bigger picture weave themselves through the brightly colored pages in a masterful blend of thought-provoking and smile-inducing spreads (e.g. a monkey riding a bicycle while balancing a teetering pile atop its helmet, night sky curtains parting to reveal a glorious day, and a candle being blown out in a sequence of three moments). Diverse characters play their way throughout the scenes, some of which may require some slowing down to understand in the abstract and leaving layers to be uncovered on future read throughs.