As well as being an artist, Schwenk is a chartered accountant who was head-hunted to work for the civil service on a multi-billion-dollar project. Schwenk is writing a funny but sad, non-fiction, grown-ups picture book about everyday life during this period of time.
The book called, “absurdity”, is a collection of stories, drawings and observations. You can read single stories and jump around the book, or you can read the book from start to finish. Each story has its own image, which is generally a drawing on paper made with textas (a medium that is typically used by children).
There are no grand events taking centre stage. There is no traditional story or plot for you to follow or escape in. There are no main characters, instead there are people who fade in and out.
“absurdity” is a work about the human condition that holds a mirror to the minutia—the understated importance of everyday life. After all life takes place in the detail.