7.5 x 6"; 8 pages. Accordion structure. Color linocuts printed on Kitakata. Colophon on back board. Design and production by Susannah Hays. Signed and numbered by the artist. Artist statement laid-in. Matt Phillips: "This book is homage to Morocco, a country that I have visited some six times.... "Each of my trips has been unique in its way. Going there has changed my art beginning with the first 1969-70....I have made many photographs of Morocco, also many drypoints and monotypes, and now this limited edition book inspired by markets. My intention is to offer a palette of sensory delights, to show impressions of people and things. Moroccans sitting or standing or lying before entrances to markets, to capture the flow of images that one sees while strolling along amazing streets piled high with goods, with fruits, nuts, clothing, leather, and who knows what. A fantasy pervades my book which is a reflection of the fantasy we call Morocco. "Technique: to make these books I have cut many sheets of battleship grey linoleum, selecting 10 for the final books. Each section of each book has been painted in oils, printed on Kitakata paper by my hand. For this I used a Japanese tool, the barren. Each book is unique in that the colors and sequence of images have been varied." |
