Illustration: What's the Point? (Illyustratsiya)

Mauni Feddag's book is a work of art dedicated to illustration as a phenomenon in art and culture. Leafing through illustrated books, we hardly think about how the illustrations influence our mood and perception of the text. Yet, they shape the characters and bring us closer to understanding the artist's work, their vision of the work, and their perception of the world. Illustrations are powerful tools of psychological impact, and Mauni Feddag rightly observes that they don't deepen the text, but rather transform it. How exactly this happens, why illustrations are so important, and what helps them impact the reader's consciousness so powerfully—read this remarkable book, in which, in keeping with the author's concept, all the text is handwritten.