Melanie Hershberger
Syracuse, NY

Lightness

Accordion fold book constructed of black Ingres drawing paper; black text and color images inkjet printed onto transparencies; a white card "flashlight" is removed from under the first text transparency on the cover of the book, and then slid under all subsequent transparencies; accordion folds and images sewn together with black thread; book housed in a series of vellum paper wraps. Edition of 3.

"This book captures a moment of being alone at night, in the dark, unsure of what is in front of you. As the scenario unfolds, you are not confined to a particular room or building, but allowed the freedom to exist in the safety and security of your own space. The dark does not provoke fear, but becomes a place of solitude."

13 x 15.5 x 1cm
Created: 2001


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