

Of these, the woman on the third story receives the most attention. The main characters are the building’s elderly landlady, a couple on the second story whose relationship has turned acrimonious, a bee that gets trapped inside the building, and the woman who lives on the third story.

The building regards its tenants with loving fondness, enjoying their physical presence and the touch of their feet.

Throughout, the thoughts of the building itself appear in cursive lettering. The building and its inhabitants are explored in loving detail, their rooms unpacked or explored through time in complex sequences of panels. All these elements center on a 98-year-old apartment building in Chicago.
