Ekphrasis
Bookwork of nine hand-coloured lithographs and text, printed from stone onto Simili Japon 225g paper, with bronzed text pages of translucent
paper, case bound with letterpress cover, closed dimensions 70 x 46 cm. Drawn, printed, bound and published by the artist in an edition of 5, 2020.
Through the
narrative threads of language, Ekphrasis considers an intimate relationship
between site and practice. Navigating both the tracks and pathways of local
parkland and the contours of lines drawn on stone, the text dwells on the
analogous acts of inscription in which these worlds converge. Visually hinted
at are 19th century atlases, more specifically referenced is Ogham: a Celtic
alphabet named after trees.
Ekphrasis 3, hand coloured stone lithograph, image size 56x30cms, detail
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