Us Two Together

Ephameron

ISBN 10: 027108491X / ISBN 13: 9780271084916

Published by Pennsylvania State University Press, 2019

About this Item

In this beautifully illustrated graphic novel, now translated into English from Dutch, artist Ephameron chronicles her father's losing battle with early-onset primary progressive aphasia (PPA)-a rare form of dementia that advanced slowly and left him unable to speak or to coordinate his thoughts and actions. A moving sequence of paper collage illustrations layered under text depicts Ephameron's father's decline and her family's experience of caring for him. Compositional techniques combined with image, rhythm, and narrative work both to convey emotion and to frame illness in its context. Unlike other portrayals of dementia, Ephameron's does not shy away from portraying the brutality of the disease. Us Two Together is a poetic and melancholic depiction of how dementia slowly disintegrates a body.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Us Two Together
• Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 027108491X
• ISBN 13: 9780271084916
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

In this beautifully illustrated graphic novel, now translated into English from Dutch, artist Ephameron chronicles her father’s losing battle with early-onset primary progressive aphasia (PPA)―a rare form of dementia that advanced slowly and left him unable to speak or to coordinate his thoughts and actions.

A moving sequence of paper collage illustrations layered under text depicts Ephameron’s father’s decline and her family’s experience of caring for him. Compositional techniques combined with image, rhythm, and narrative work both to convey emotion and to frame illness in its context. Unlike other portrayals of dementia, Ephameron’s does not shy away from portraying the brutality of the disease. Us Two Together is a poetic and melancholic depiction of how dementia slowly disintegrates a body.

About the Author

Ephameron is an artist, teacher, and doctoral candidate based in Belgium. Her artwork explores the small and intimate dramas of life, and her illustrations have appeared in the New York Times and many leading Belgian newspapers and magazines. You can view her work at ephameron.com.