![]() ![]() ![]() The boy’s emotions are constantly clear, from the reserved joy when the rain starts and as he plays in the water, to the panic he feels as the boast slips away. The use of panels is wildly effective here, as are the employed perspective tricks and choice of angles. Miyares is a master of visual storytelling. ![]() The story is told wordlessly, with Miyares employing a largely grey palette, save for the boy’s yellow rainwear and squares of pink and blue that adorn the boat itself. Daniel Miyares’ Float is the story of a young boy who makes a paper boat out of a newspaper with his father, and then heads out into the rain-drenched neighborhood to set it sail in the rain-water the boat gets away from him and slips down a water drain, so the boy tracks it to the mouth of the drain, where the boat emerges, worse for wear. ![]()
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