Artist's Book "At a depth".
There are moments when you want to hide from everyone, go into your thoughts and forget about pressure from outside. In such moments, I imagine myself as a sea pebble lying on the bottom. Between me and the rest of the world is a water column full of fish, stingrays and unknown monsters. Somewhere above, waves are beating, millions of events are happening and destinies are being decided, but all this does not concern me. Someone builds ivory towers, and I go to the bottom, moving away from the rest of the world. I listen to the sounds of the sea and peer into the immense depth.
I thought for a long time how to realize this state in creativity, and I came to the format of the Artist's Book. The round shape of the pages in this book is a reference to vinyl records.
I thought for a long time how to realize this state in creativity, and I came to the format of the Artist's Book. The round shape of the pages in this book is a reference to vinyl records.
Because turning on your favorite song and closing your eyes is also one of the ways to isolate yourself from the world. Each page is a new layer of depth. There were twelve of them in total. Some of them are linocuts, some are collages or just figuratively cut paper.
I made an Artist's Book for the first time. I had a lot of fun doing it! The only thing I did not think about was that it would be difficult to represent her at exhibitions.
Photo some of the working process.
Linocuts forms. Preparation for engraving.
And ready-made linocuts.
.Proof printing process.
And the finished pages that I cut out and added with embroidery.
