Unidentified Paper Object 4: Reading the Sky

The fourth issue of Unidentified Paper Object , "Reading the Sky" brings together the ethereal watercolors of Finnish artist Aino-Maija Metsola and stanzas written on site by Daniel de Roulet, delicately translated into English by Pierre Rusch. Designed by Rejane Dal Bello—also responsible for the first three issues of UPO —this issue is shaped as a type specimen, where text, design, and art converge without borders. In this issue, beauty emerges as a shared language and a quiet form of resistance. The works of the contributors are intertwined, dissolving distinctions for the sheer pleasure of their interplay. Paper itself becomes the final collaborator, its unique opacity and transparency revealing new dimensions of the book as an object. "Reading the Sky" invites readers to discover a world where art and words coexist, layered in harmony. Best French Book Design (Prix Unique du livre, Biennale Chaumont 2023). Best Book Design from all over the World (Leipzig 2024). Edited by Elodie Boyer Designed by Rejane Dal Bello Published by Éditions Non Standard, 2021 Bilingual, in French and English Softcover, 106 pages, color, 18.1 × 12.8 inches ISBN: 979-1-09-693906-0