Light
s.l. [Flatrock, Newfoundland: walking bird press, 2016. 14.4 x 9.9 cm. Editioned artist’s book. Housed loose in a gatefold wrapper of purple St-Armand paper, with chartreuse suede ties. The wrapper’s front and back are lettered in black. The book structure was made with a single sheet of paper, inventively folded, cut, and assembled. Unpaginated. A fine copy. When closed (i.e. not fully opened), the folded structure resembles a text-block of four double-leaves; the double-leaves are printed on both the rectos and versos with linocuts of lilies and jasmine in orange and pale green. The linocuts were cut and printed damp by Tara Bryan. The paper was handmade by St-Armand. The first recto is printed with the title and the last verso with the imprint and year of publication in purple. The verso of the first double-leaf and the recto of the third leaf are printed with hand ornaments, pointed in opposing directions, in purple. Following the direction of the hands, the structure may be pulled open to reveal the poem, which was printed to the inside of the last double-leaf. The type is Bembo. LED lights, a 3V battery terminal, and a switch are adhered to the inside of the structure. The lights and terminal are connected with copper tape. When switched on, Light is given light: the poem is illuminated. From an edition of 50 copies. The present copy is number 3. Item #427
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