Review
"COLORS CACAS is the world's first encyclopaedia of s***. A spin-off project from Oliviero Toscani's often-brilliant COLORS Magazine, this hundred-page tome of turds documents excement from every animal. Double page spreads on llamas' black bubbly droppings are followed by wholesome images of Tibetan bear deposits, the rich lumps dumped by lions and, yes, even samples from homosapiens. As ever with Toscani's work, it's the message behind the initial shock that lingers in the mind. Informative text highlights that half the world's human population doesn't have access to adequate sanitation, and notes that corrosive pigeon droppings have the same devastating effect on ancient buildings as acid rain. It's time to think about the stink." -- I-D Magazine, Jan-Feb, 1999
"Open this book on the second page, without having glimpsed the cover, and it seems to be a book featuring fresh and delectable chocolates straight from the Godiva production line, of all shapes and sizes. Yet these seemingly edible delights are not made from chocolate, rather from caca. Yes, you heard right, from feces, mostly of the animal variety. This is the latest fantasy of enfant terrible (though he's over 50) Oliviero Toscani, father figure of the Benetton advertising campaigns and director of COLORS Magazine, one of the most imaginative and transgressive publications of the last few years. It could therefore be no other way, the first book to be made by the COLORS editorial team promises to be the hottest and most aromatic of the autumn: COLORS Cacas, a coffee-table book." -- Vanidad magazine, Spain, December 1998
From the Inside Flap
From the moment we're born to the moment we die, we produce it. It's as natural as breathing. But many of us can't bear to look at it, touch it or smell it. We dispose of it behind closed doors, flush it down clean white toilets, don't mention it in polite company. It's one of civilized society's last taboos. Enough! It's the world's most underrated resource. We can cook with it, admire it, wear it. It's unique (no two examples are alike). It's as old as creation. It will never run out. It's time to celebrate s***.
About the Author
COLORS Magazine is distributed in 80 countries in eight bilingual editions (English with French, Spanish, German, Italian, Greek, Japanese, Croatian and Russian). Each bi-monthly issue explores a different theme. Past issues have covered such wide-ranging subjects as religion, travel, home and toys. With 60 correspondents worldwide who send in material, information and photos, COLORS tells you something about the rest of the world, wherever you live.
