This book of fiction, published by presses du réel  brings together two ecological ‘fantasies’ by matali crasset, with line drawings.

matali crasset takes up the 17th-century literary principle of fantasy and delivers two short stories, exploring the terreblements de terre (echoing the exhibition designed for the Saint-Pierre church in Firminy / Site Le Corbusier - an ecological and anthropological reflection on the fragility of the human being), and the ‘ecotopia’ of the communauté des cratères (for her exhibition at the Transfo, Emmaüs Solidarité's cultural centre in Paris).

Fantasy: the word ‘fantasy’ designates any work of the imagination that turns its back on reality and even plausibility, that escapes the rules, particularly those of logic, by indulging in the most unexpected associations. It gives an impression of spontaneity, freedom, originality and gaiety... It is also an essential component of comedy and storytelling’. 
Henri Bénac, Guide des idées littéraires, Hachette, 1988