The Village of Proof is a political fairy tale about order, exclusion, and the violence hidden inside “reason.” It is a contemporary fairy tale set in a meticulously organised farming community where certainty is sacred and tradition rules. When little Zulma is born with eyes that “produce uncertainty,” the village’s carefully measured order begins to crack..

This lovely book/zine was published by 51 Personae, an independent art publishing project based in Shanghai. It is in both english and chinese, sisterly sharing each page as you can see.
The story was written by Rotterdam-based writer weegbree, who I greatly admire for her community art projects, most notably the informal livingroom ook_huis, a house dedicated to practicing neighbourism and fostering collective agency.

The illustrations are by Drawmama, chinese Translation by Tong Zhuoye. A beaut

Like the herbaceous plant of the same name (ribwort plantain), weegbree thrives best in everyday places where people congregate and share stories, such as kitchen tables, parks, and squares. Writing fiction is one way for weegbree to imagine other, more collective futures.

Softcover with flap, 182 x 128 mm, 43 pages.