Picture book “Loin en Mer”
kinotoriko
Loin en Mer (into the deep sea)
Les Editions Papiers Coupés en découpes laser/ Nimes, France
September 2024, limited edition on demand, €35.00
Booksize: w170mm x h258mm, accordion stretches up to 1760mm
ISBN 978-2381051123
contact: papiers.coupes@orange.fr
＊Following on two titles published in 2017, my 4th laser-cut accordion-style book from the same series. Deeper into the ocean to meet the deep-sea creatures.
*the blue sheet under the jacket is not included in the product.
*see the details of the other title Près de la Plage
<Creatures in the deep sea>
Generally, the deep sea is the area of the ocean deeper than 200 meters from the surface. In this dark environment, some/many creatures emit light by themselves; I thought that the light through the cut-out paper would be one of the best way to depict them! Introducing here, are the name of the creatures and their approximate depth of habitat (from left to right of the top image).
firefly squid (200m~600m)
nautilus (100m~600m)
oarfish (200m~1000m), Japanese giant crab (100m~500m)
barreleye fish (400m~800m), vampire squid (600m~900m), brittle star (200m~500m)
atolla jellyfish (250m~700m), sea angel (0m~600m), beroe abyssicola/ a kind of jellyfish (500m~1000m), red paper lantern jellyfish (500m~1200m)
angler fish (1000m~3000m)
snailfish (6000m~), tube worms (about 6000m)
hydrothermal vents (about 5000m), Gandalfus yunohana/ a kind of blind crab (400m~1200)
flapjack octopus (200m~1000m), giant isopod (350m~2300m)
*more photos on Japanese page
