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We are made of circles or parts of circles: you won’t find a single straight line in us, only curves. In France, the books are called « Animaux Compassés, » « La Nuit Ronde » and « Cirquenrond. » In Spain « Animales al Compas », « La Noche Redonda » and « Circocircular ». The French and Spanish editions are sold out. The Italian edition can be purchased on the “shop” page of this website, together with T-shirts, as well...

The first book contains large, well-known animals. The second book is about night animals, and depicts them with the help of a coloured background that gradually changes from the red of a sunset to the pink of dawn, by passing through the various shades of blue. Instead of containing headshots of animals, the third book shows animals in motion. These animals perform in a circus, which they themselves present and animate. Compassato in Italian means measured, controlled. These animals, in fact, have been created with the precise measurements of a compass, but you can also draw their outlines with a computer. After many experiments with a computer, as can be seen on the “Teaching Materials” page, it is clear that it isn’t the instrument that counts, but the end results.