Michael Honegger’s “The Need to Know” is a multi-layered visual narrative that explores the intersection of his father’s secret life as a Cold War agent and his role as a traditional parent. The project utilizes rediscovered family archives, historical research, and original photography to reconstruct a childhood spent in West Berlin. It functions as both a personal memoir and a social commentary on the era of espionage. The book’s design includes inserts and unique layouts that mirror the fragmented nature of memory and classified intelligence, inviting the viewer to piece together a complex hidden history.