— ARCHIVE — Books & Editorial | Diploma Project — Rise: speculative archive of machines from a graphic novel universe || THIS BOOK IS AN EXTRACT FROM MY DIPLOMA GRAPHIC NOVEL RISE. IT FOCUSES ON THE MACHINE COLLECTION OF THE MAIN CHARACTER — AN ASSEMBLAGE OF DEVICES, FRAGMENTS AND CONSTRUCTIONS THAT EXIST BETWEEN FUNCTIONAL OBJECT AND SPECULATIVE ARTIFACT. THE PUBLICATION TRANSLATES THIS COLLECTION INTO A VISUAL ARCHIVE, WHERE DRAWINGS, STRUCTURES AND TECHNICAL FORMS EXPAND THE NARRATIVE WORLD OF THE NOVEL. EACH MACHINE SUGGESTS ITS OWN LOGIC AND HISTORY, REFLECTING THE PROTAGONIST’S WAY OF OBSERVING, BUILDING AND ORGANIZING A FRAGMENTED REALITY. POSITIONED BETWEEN DOCUMENTATION AND FICTION, THE BOOK EXPLORES SYSTEMS, MATERIALITY AND IMAGINED ENGINEERING AS AN INDEPENDENT EXTENSION OF RISE.