River is a book about a river who wants to stop flowing and the ramifications of such an action. The story itself is a cyclical story, in that, once finished, the story may be begun again. There are nine prints in the book each using between five and ten different color blocks and printed in the japanese style of Moku Hanga which is the art of printing woodblocks with watercolor pigments and rice paste rather than oil based inks. The technique results in beautifully layered colors allowing for great flexibility in printing because of the ability to hand apply specific colors to different parts of the block and sometimes print the same block multiple times for different effects.
The text itself is made from rubbings of releif type onto interleaving transparent sheets of paper which mimic both the transparency of the water as well as the sound of water made as the pages is turned. The book can also be removed from its cover and displayed in a star shape, further emphasizing the cyclical nature of the narrative.
$1500
Edition of 15
Please contact me if you're interested in purchasing the book as supplies are greatly limited.
