Illustrations for MÉMOIRE UNIVERSELLE

Art direction: Benoit Béthume

Mémoire Universelle is an experimental book project functioning as a subjective encyclopedia,
based on a reflexion around freedom, obsession, timelessness and rarity.
Organized in nine thematic volumes, Mémoire Universelle's focus places itself where the idiosyncrasies of private individuals meet the universality of shared feelings and ideas. Ranging from human interest topics to visual studies and creative writing, each volume will explore peculiar human behaviors and feelings, and the ways they are translatedin various vernacular and artistic forms.
Mémoire Universelle gathers a select range of international contributors from such diverse fields as fashion, fiction literature, contemporary art, photography, film, music, criticism, history, and philosophy.
Published bi-annually in English and French, Mémoire Universelle is a fully illustrated 250-page publication available in an international network of high fashion stores and art bookshops.