The Forgotten Soup.

Gauvain loses his underwear and his memory. There’s nothing like a good soup to help him get his memory back. But he needs a few special ingredients to whip up the concoction. Accompanied by his faithful sidekick Pépin, he sets off in search of the missing ingredients.

For this children’s book, I wanted to create large, painted illustrations depicting a world that is both wondrous and contemporary, inviting the reader to contemplate. It showcases a semi-urban natural world that you can observe just by stepping outside your home: the roadsides, the slightly abandoned and somewhat unsightly outlying areas, or even the whimsical structures and little oddities you might stumble upon. These spaces teem with all manner of creatures, critters, trinkets, and objects that add a touch of the burlesque and accompany the pensive little hero on his melancholic and culinary wanderings.