Writing in the Work of Huguette Caland: Between Language and Line

Writing in the Work of Huguette Caland unfolds the intimate dialogue between word and image in the artist’s work, tracing how writing shaped her visual and emotional universe. Through notes, drawings, and an extensive essay by Brigitte Caland (scholar, writer, and the artist’s daughter) the book explores how text becomes a visual gesture, at once revealing and concealing, playful and profound. From Beirut to Paris to Los Angeles, it offers a reading of Caland’s practice as a lifelong negotiation between body, language, and freedom.

Designed in two languages (English and French) by -scope Ateliers for Kaph Books, the publication balances the intellectual depth of a thesis with the tactility of an art object. Its format is both accessible and generous; a book to study and to live with. Classical typefaces such as Garamond and a measured layout lend clarity to dense texts while preserving a quiet elegance. The result is a volume that reflects the dual nature of Caland’s work: thoughtful yet sensuous, precise yet deeply human.