CARME CENTER. Museum, 2
You Mouth is the country where Kembo comes from, a vegetarian lion, playful and peaceful, created by writer Carlos Pérez and illustrated by Miguel Calatayud. But not only that. Baba Kamo is also the first illustrated book festival and fair held in Valencia and Spain, which involves bookstores, national and international publishers and self-publishing labels. It is not surprising that it is celebrated in the Center del Carmen, committed for some time to innovative initiatives, the beautiful Gothic cloister that will host the 27 exhibitors, as well as parallel activities for adults and children, Professionals and Amateurs: talks, lectures, interviews with professionals, workshops, a live illustrator battle and two exhibitions, here is nothing. One of the samples, They join Kamolongos, will be the result of the editorial illustration call launched by the Valencian Illustration Professionals Association (APIV), festival organizer; the other will travel through the city, as its protagonist, Glory be to you, that Lion we were talking about before, occupying different spaces in the neighborhoods of Valencia. They say it's never too late when it comes, but the truth is that the moment to give him the illustrated book has been delayed, that little work of art sometimes overlooked, the place and importance it deserves. Especially in a city full of impressive illustrators who, with events like this, can claim, one more time, his profession, too often confused with that of the designer or draftsman. GLORIA POZUELO
