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Ethan Rafal: Shock and Awe [SIGNED]

Publisher: San Francisco: IHA Editions (self-published), 2014
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780989599603
Condition: New / No dust jacket as issued
Item #: 111990

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Specifics

First edition, first printing. Signed and dated 2015 in black ink on the title page by Rafal. Hardcover. Red cloth-covered boards half-bound in gray cloth, with title stamped in white on cover and spine; with red fabric snap enclosure; no dust jacket as issued. Artist's book, with photographs, transfer prints, found materials, text and design by Ethan Rafal. Unpaginated (148 pp., plus 8 two-page gatefolds), with 123 four-color plates. 10-1/4 x 10-1/4 inches.

Condition

New in publishers shrink wrap (slit open for signature).

Description

From the artist: "A twelve-year, autobiographical project examining the relationship between protracted war and homeland decay, Shock and Awe is a meticulously crafted image, text, and found object journal that blurs the line between author and subject, and personal and authoritative histories. Completed over countless years traveling the United States, the project pulls from the traditions of documentary photography and writing set on the American road.

The first edition reproduces both the look and feel of the original, hand-made journal, which was created with transfer prints, found materials, handwriting, and bound in the remains of an abandoned vehicle. The first edition includes all original elements, including strap closure. All prints were carefully matched, every inch of every page has been reproduced.

Shock and Awe was made by middle-class workers in Spain. The paper was sustainably harvested in Finland. The cloth is from New England. Carbon created through production / shipping will soon be offset. This is a work of 'slow culture.' I encourage you to ask questions about where your books come from -- feel free to drop me a line."