I create photographically illustrated books springing from my fascination with the book format, and a love of texture in art. My imagery is inspired by the surreal and poetic moments of living in our fast-paced, modern world. I am interested in how daily life in the early 21st Century presents us with incredible experiences in such regularity that we no longer differentiate between what is natural and what is colored with implausibility, humor, and irony.
These hard cover books are hand bound with marbleized paper and are displayed fully opened to a photographically illustrated two-page folio spread. Each book is framed behind Plexiglas in a wooden shadow box, and presented as a wall piece. I like the idea of making art that contains some imagery which can be sensed but not seen. The underlying pages contain my photographs, snapshots, and work prints that “gave their lives” for the imagery visible in the open folio spread. These images lie hidden beneath the open pages like history.
Each book is archivally hand bound and printed in very limited editions. In fact, each is unique– due to the texture and handwork, no two books can ever be exactly alike.
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