How I Became Who I Am
(2023)
‘How I Became Who I Am’ is a journal of my transmutation into stone presented as an ancient and eroded artefact containing primordial knowledge.
This publication is a technical in-depth description of the steps taken to create the boulders for "A face that toils so close to stones…" and the lithographs for “…Is already stone itself” juxtaposed to the reflections that emerged during the making.
“By the end of this journey, I will have spent so much time with the limestone, that I will resemble one. My hands, and arms will be a portrait of my endurance, as it will be reflected on my face and my back, and the strong feet that supported me. I will proof once again, my life-time commitment to the medium and to the printing press. I will become that which I do. I am my struggle, I am stone myself.”Fragment of "How I Became Who I Am"
Jesmonite box with engraved title on its lid and typewritten Kitakata paper rolled around a Jesmonite bar.
Box: 15 x 10 x 10cm
Paper: 8cm x 10 meters
Edition of 5