Maro Vandorou
a book of whispers , 2019
Artwork Shop
6.5 x 17.5
x .4
in
a book of whispers is an artist book in two volumes. The first volume references sacred texts from six gold lamellae belonging to women initiates to Orphism, which give specific instructions for the soul to follow on its perilous journey to the Afterlife. Perceived as “whispers,” fleeting and hovering on the cusp of perception and consciousness, these texts are given visual form as watermarks within the fibers of flax folios. In a companion book, an essay gives the personal narrative and the historical context for these mysterious objects. To make the voices of these women “heard,” the sacred texts are printed in pale ink as flowing ribbons in modern English and Greek.
The book is made of Watermarked text on bleached flax paper, letterpress printing from polymer plates, handmade flax papers for folios and covers and. limp binding in vellum and custom flax paper. Volume One has 28 leaves and 13 folios. Volume Two has 18 leaves and 9 folios. The original limp binding and design is by Lisa Van Pelt. The book is presented in a beautiful custom plexiglass enclosure with sandblasted exterior.
$4,800
