Adam Sarlech #2

Frédéric Bézian handles every line and wash of color in this moody French album, and the results are immediately arresting. The cover immerses us in a deep crimson atmosphere where a striking, corset-clad woman stands before an ornate doorway, while a shadowy figure lurks in the darkened threshold behind her — tension rendered entirely in tone and silhouette. *La chambre nuptiale* ("The Bridal Chamber") promises exactly the kind of gothic, sensual unease that Bézian delivers with such distinctive elegance.