This is a visual tribute to Killing Commendatore by Haruki Murakami. It translates the idea behind the novel into a data illustration and data animation.

New to this project? Read the general introduction first.

BELL illustration

This data illustration uses the rhythm of Killing Commendatore to transform the idea behind the novel into an image.

In this case, I split the chapters based on the two parts of the book. The resulting space resembles the pit in the forest. The chapter in the middle is the prologue and resembles the bell. The space between the two parts of the book also visualizes the river that needs to be crossed. The color, Nile blue, also resembles that river.

Data art illustration inspired by Killing Commendatore

BELL animation

The video below shows the way the idea for the book forms in the mind of Haruki Murakami and how he then writes a first draft for the story.