Herman Brood - Stil daar is ie... - 1984

Still, there it is: an artistic book / visual text work by Herman Brood, built as a compact and expressive edition in which image, text and stance together form an impulsive artistic voice. The structure is loose pages or fragments — not a classic narrative novel — in which Brood’s creative expressions, observations and visual flair come together in short, intensely felt moments. This makes the book more of an art book or artistic statement than a conventional story. In this collection, Brood brings his characteristic style: raw, direct and with a blend of rock ’n’ roll attitude, irony and personal reflection. The text and visuality emphasize his life stance as an artist and performer — a look at the creative process, the struggle between expression and silence, and the ironic tension between the outside world and the inner voice. The fragmentary setup yields a collage of impressions that reflect Brood’s temperament. The whole functions as an intimate, visual and lyrical document of an artistic spirit — a work that does not so much follow a plot, but orders impressions and impulses. Through the combination of image and short textual outbursts arises a direct, energetic reading experience that invites the reader to personal interpretation and reflection on art, life and identity in the raw, in-your-face style of the creator.