Publishing Works – Mr. Matos Went To Buy Tomatoes 《米先生去買番茄》(2023)

Artist : Yang Sio Maan

Illustrator and Designer: Yang Sio Maan

Publisher: Fizzy Ink Publishing Ltd.

Dimension: 19.5 cm x 30.5 cm, 47 pages

Print Run: 300 copies

ISBN: 978-99981-769-1-1 

Colour printing, Hardcover thread sewn binding. 

 

Mr. Matos Went To Buy Tomatoes

“Jingle Jangle!” With the fall of something, the clumsiest pair embarked on a journey that brought changes to the life surrounding Mr. Matos. A magical incident, caused by a gigantic tomato plant, led to an unexpected encounter of friendship. What exciting adventures took place while Mr. Matos went to buy tomatoes?

Mr. Matos Went To Buy Tomatoes is Yang Sio Maan’s debut picturebook. Beneath the absurd episodes caused by the tomato incident, Mr. Matos undertakes a transformative journey that awakens a heart long shrouded in solitude.

 

《米先生去買番茄》

故事說一位畫家米先生，因為畫不出番茄，走出房門，前往菜市場購買番茄。沒想到購物袋破掉了，番茄落地生根，藤蔓延伸跟著米先生走過大街小巷，終於到他家，然後，米先生遇到了⋯⋯一隻貓咪？
這個故事從醞釀到成書，有了一段時間。許多對於城市的情感，細膩地一層層藏在裡頭。我一直以為城市空間之所以迷人，就是住民藏在裡頭各種幽微的情感，無論係唐樓、燈塔、菜檔、街市，又或者⋯⋯一隻貓咪？
拿到的讀者，勢必都能在這本書裡，找到自己：隱蔽無所社交的自己、渴望與逝去的記憶有所聯繫的自己，當我們在與新的事物結交時，看到它們都來自你已熟識的舊靈魂，那種感動莫名。而《米先生去買番茄》 藏入了這些細節。

 

fizzy ink

fizzy ink is an independent publishing house based in Macao.

We’re keen to explore the beauty of images through book making.

Making beautiful books is where our passion lies.

 

 

 

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