I am absolutely thrilled with the final design of The Inbetween Places Book.
Handmade by Cathy Robert, slipcased and folio bound containing 32 original archival prints. The first edition is limited to 5 signed and numbered copies. It is published by The Burcot Press and its ISBN number 978-0-993445-1-4.
The page size is based on A3, images printed onto Hahnemuhle duo 277 gsm paper. The index prints being printed onto Innova gloss mylar OHP film.
The foreword was written by Wayne Ford, this was the real test of the project, I only gave Wayne the base project description and left it to him to see what he saw in the images. It was actually quite nerve wracking but I was relieved and a little proud to see Wayne had infact picked up on the issues I was attempting to address in the compositions.
Spending a lot of time prior experimenting with different papers and materials really paid off too. I did not want to load up the pages with copy, the intention after all is that the pages be removable for display so elected instead to provide index images, in order, to identify the images and show the correct page order. For this I used a mylar OHP film which was difficult to handle but did print quite well,
The materials chosen for the cover, a faux green reptile skin and yellow linen for the interior and slipcase trim, really have worked well with the tome in the image, I also had the title and my name embossed into the leather.
So my aim, to be able to produce a large format book, showcasing the images in high resolution and being able to include at least one original print, in this case 32, has been fully met. I have made mistakes though, in retrospect the pages could go a little lighter, the cost was far higher in the end than I anticipated also but some of this was the metal blocking which will be used for future editions. It turns out there isnt a limited supply of the green skin so all 5 first editions may need to be unique.
Overall though I feel the project is a success, I have the book, an exhibition should take place in the US in March 2021 and the social media aspect of the project has been very well received culminating in an offer of gallery representation.
You can view a movie showing the running order of the book here :
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All images 2020, Guest Brent M, The Inbetween Places