A Hole in the Whole

A one-of-a-kind meditation on color and context, A Hole in the Whole by artist Eleonora Marton delights in the unexpected elements of life that make us whole.

Inspired by Ruth Krauss’s A Moon or a Button, this artist’s book presents over thirty-seven pairs of identical circles, each set contrasted in size, meaning, and color. Marton’s accompanying text explores the surprising connections—or imaginative leaps—between them. With its playful yet profound juxtapositions of light and dark, seriou...