Mouton

2003 · 9988 — Bahia Brazil 2003. Unique. Hardcover. Fine in Fine Archival Box. Cedar wooden boards onlayed images caterpillar stitch decorative elements mixed media 35mm mounted prints matting faces are pasted cotton cheesecloth silkscreened elements; housed with ephemera material in a custom-fitting linen covered box. 4to. np. Illus. color and b/w plates. Signed by the author. <br/><br/>Extraordinarily strong exploration of immigrant life. "This one was my first artist book Caxixis-New York: a parallel between street fairs in New York City and a remote small town in northeast Brazil. The photographs taken as soon as I came to New York reflect the psyche of my first moment arriving abroad and having learned to look at the world that way I assigned myself the task of incorporating this quality of otherness to my own origins. Shown side by side these two essays form a parallel between street fairs in New York City and a remote small town in northeast Brazil. <br />The resulting body of work resulted in a solo show in my native city; this book was a companion piece. Having no bindery at home it was made in my motherÂ’s kitchen using whatever materials I could find around. The hand of the maker sure shows: the original 35mm images were acrylic-medium-transfered to the pages. It is a low-tech process that involves vast amounts of rubbing. In addition a few of the images were silk-screened. <br />A book dealer asked me to get together some ephemera related to the show – that was when I realized: I have been doing this for so long now there is even history to itÂ…" Artist Statement hardcover books