"The process of creating the book has been a constant holiday"
In Altza Porru we’ve seen you as the owner of the Jakobian building, a superhero who becomes a walnut… Haven’t the cartoonists really bothered you?
I guess not. I already have friends to those cartoonists, and you know what happens to friends… What has happened with this book is that anything can happen. And with that idea, he was born, too. I wanted to put the draftsmen in a hurry: many things they had to build would not be given everything done. This anguish becomes very creative and, therefore, anything could be expected!
To
compensate in some way, you have also been named the Messiah of the Basques…
[Laughter] My compatriot Idoia Torregarai, we know each other very well, and well -- it's a Gamberra definition, but the truth is they fit very well in the book. Then another thing is whether we agree or not...
Has it been difficult to correct the draftsmen? Did they often call you to clarify doubts about the orchard?
There has been everything. Some have been more hesitant and have been more cooperative, but others have taken the work on their own, making their own way. There are many issues that could be worked on: the world of plants in general, horticulture, culture, language, the world of the farmhouse, the world of consumers, our relationship with the land… Each chose where he felt comfortable.
The
vegetable drawings festival would also be fun, wouldn't it?
No doubt! It was very curious to see where each one sounded. They didn't know what others were doing, and they didn't know until they picked up the book at home. This also had her salsa! I, the truth, have enjoyed much in the process of creating the book, not just with the finished product. Creation has been a constant holiday.
First the information book, now the comic book -- what's next, a poetry book? Or maybe you’d like to jump to the big screen…
Well, the orchard is a portal for many worlds. So why not? Literature and garden, art and orchard, bertsos and orchard… or Who knows! The orchard and the earth for all these worlds related to creativity are the constant source of ideas. Anything can come!
Jakoba Errekondok eta Mattin marrazkilariak Altza Porru komiki liburua aurkeztuko dute ostegunean, hilak 26, Ategorrietako (Donostia) Iturritxo jatetxean, 19:00etan.
Baratzea gaitzat hartuta Jakoba Errekondok eta zortzi marrazkilarik egindako Altza Porru komiki liburua aurkeztu da urtarrilaren 4an Hernaniko Biteri Kultur Etxean, 19:00etatik aurrera. Ainara Azpiazu Axpi hernaniar irudigilearen Arian Arian erakusketaren barruan egingo da... [+]
Vegetables buying in the supermarket, in the bar drinking small pines, listening to Su Ta Sagar… Isn’t it too much?
I find this way of life that we carry so fast exaggerated. Apparently, in the comic book, vegetables represent a chaotic world, but surely there's the life... [+]
Despite having participated in Altza Porru, you haven't made a full comic book story unlike the other cartoonists. Has Jakoba censored you?
I knew that Jacob intended to censor me, and so, with self-importance, I decided not to give myself that opportunity. And yes, it's true... [+]
Horticulture and politics have come together in your comic book. A bit surreal.
I heard Jacob say that whoever does not understand the garden is not a Basque cult. He turned my head around. One day, at ETB, they kicked off part of a Urkullu rally and I looked at their hands. It... [+]
Everything you know about the vegetable garden has been put into eight pages in Altza Porru. Did you not know much then?
Well, no. I know little and I also forget how little I know. I remember asking my mother how to sow the garlic and she responded. Two days later, I called... [+]
You've drawn a universe of permaculture, ecological orchards, biodynamics and zero junk philosophy. It's a paradise for Jakobit!
Yes, that is it! I love to imagine the natural tendency of nature to perfection when we don't intervene. Today, we always walk behind, inventing systems... [+]
Instead of talking about the vegetable garden, you have talked in your space of Altza Porru, Asisko…
Well, I'm a citizen, very nonsense, and as a family, I've never had anyone in my neighborhood in the hamlet. Now that I've made my life, I have a relationship with the earth,... [+]
What has been the experience of Altza Porru? Have you had to check the book Bizi Baratzea many times before you start drawing?
Good experience! I in the garden, the truth is that the experience is zero. Or rather zero negative! But I've learned a lot. The orchard has taught... [+]
It's up to you to introduce yourself to your compatriot Jakoba Errekondo in Altza Porru. Is it not a fat issue?
Yes, it was a small text, but it was a great responsibility. I felt the weight of responsibility over me, a cold sweat. In fact, it's the presentation of an important... [+]
With RISA TRAVIESA, I speak the comic book that tempted me by the edge of the towel. The garden seems made especially for those we love a lot, we enjoy its fruits but we do not practice. Eight street cartoonists have given the garden a complete imaginary and a sense of humor... [+]
Visitors were able to taste the seasonal products that approached the Ekonekazaritza Experimental Farm in Karabeleko on 16th. Jakoba Errekondo, in collaboration with eight Basque cartoonists and ARGIA, have found the right place to start the presentation of the book ‘Altza... [+]
As waiting for the first pea plant that the hortelan sowed, Jakobita awaits the new book. Date of departure. The best seller Bizi Baratzea bought the best seller at the Durango Fair and they ate it in their entirety in the coming weeks, they have come to all the presentations... [+]