Charles Juliet is known for his deeply introspective writing, which often draws from personal trauma and existential themes. His works are characterized by raw honesty and a meticulous exploration of the human psyche, particularly in the context of loss and solitude. Juliet employs a minimalist style that allows the reader to delve into the core of his thoughts and emotions. His literary approach is more meditative than narrative, making him a singular voice in contemporary literature.
French photographer Oliver Meriel (b. 1955) lives and works in France in the small seaside town of Saint Aubin-sur-Mer. His photographs perfectly capture the feeling of history this region is steeped in. Meriel's landscapes, while dark and moody, ultimately document his search for light.
When Samuel Beckett and the Dutch painter Bram Van Velde met in Paris in the 1930s, both were living in abject poverty, and neither could have anticipated that—on the other side of World War II and the brutal occupation of France by the Nazis—they would each go on to be luminaries in their respective mediums: Beckett winning the Nobel Prize and becoming a bulwark of contemporary Western literature, and Van Velde holding exhibitions all over the world. Thirty years later, a younger author at the start of his career is introduced into the company of these two great pessimists—neither of whom make cooperative interview subjects, and each of whom represents, in his own way, a radical rejection of the common languages of his art.