A Grain of Rice

  • Joana Matos
Illustration scroll as a promotional item for the initiative 'Golden Rice'.
The story cascades both metaphorically and literally - the brushed black illustrated ink echoing the cascading scroll as the reader unfurls the graphic narrative.
The contrast seen in the final package is between a white exterior with understated script and a inside filled with emperor gold, referencing china's gold which was believed to grant immortality.