Agathon's Apparatus
Moscow: Emil Goozairow, (2020). Hardcover. A miniature book. "Everyday - walking along the deserted shore of glimmering sea, Agathon finds strange instruments and apparatus. Then he brings the finds in his room on top of the tower and it adds to its extensive collection." Both boards are covered in padded brown velvet and attached to a brown velvet spine. 3-D printed, hand-painted gears are embedded in both covers. Each spread features illustrated pop-ups and text about Agathon and his devices. [10 pages.] Size: about 3 x 3 inches. Goozairow is a Russian artist who paints and draws, produces movies, and creates exceptional handmade books that are printed on rare types of paper and published in limited editions. His techniques create unique designs that often are made with natural materials alone or in combination with relief decorations made from metal or polymeric clay. He creates books that he describes as "pop up," “kinetic carousel," “liporello,” or “3D origami.” He also writes fairy tales, stories and mystical scenes. ARTB/021921. Fine. More