Physical Description
1 volume (unpaginated) in box : illustrations ; 35 x 17 x 13 cm.
Table of Contents
Book 1: Mise en scėne Book II: Afterimage
Description
Title from portfolio box. Alternative title from inside box. Written, illustrated, and designed by Julie Chen ... letter-press printed using a combination of photopolymer plates, wood blocks, and pressure plates. "Dedicated to JKR, 1960-2006"--Colophon. Based on a personal experience of loss, View is a bookwork that deals directly with ideas of coming to terms with mortality. The piece includes two books that are housed in a compartmented box. After the books have been read, the box can be tilted forward to reveal a mesmerizing view of a miniature world"--Flying Fish Press website. Books are bound accordion folded, pages are double leaves with cut-outs where horizontal strips run, text written on strips. Limited edition of 100 copies, each one numbered and signed by the artist.
Local Note
Photographed and posted with permission of the artist. Skidmore has copy no. 33.
