Orlova
Orlando FL: Rachel Simmons, 2023. Hardcover. Number 4 of 10 copies. Rachel writes about this book: "This tunnel book is named after the MV Lyubov Orlova, a former Russian icebreaker—now a ghost ship—that took me safely to the Antarctic Peninsula in 2008 and again in 2009. I created the scene [in this book] by making a collage of elements from multiple photographs taken at various times and locations. Like a colorized postcard, this abstraction of a real experience depicts passengers from the Orlova on a zodiac tour of an iceberg bay. In the foreground, one of my cabin mates, a Tasmanian prison guard on holiday, is taking photographs of the landscape. Towards the back of the scene, the Orlova waits patiently for her passengers to return for food, warmth and comfort. The hyper-saturated colors intentionally flatten the space even as the tunnel structure seeks to deepen it, reframing the polar landscape as a theatrical stage, and transforming my personal experience as an eco-tourist into a brightly packaged commodity."
This is a hard cover tunnel book with a magnetic wrapper box. Digital printing and letterpress on paper and board.The books covers are multicolored with the title printed in blue and red, framed by a red border and with a blue cloth spine. Laid in is a sheet of paper measuring 3.5 x 4.5 inches with tiny. print simulating handwriting that tells more of Rachel's account of her experiences on the Urlova. Housed in a paper case with a design of the multiple images of the ship on its covers. A beautiful copy in fine condition. Closed dimensions are 6” tall x 6.5” wide x 1” deep. Open dimensions (for display) are 5.75” tall x 16.5” wide x 14” deep. ARTB/061326. Fine.
Item #38345
Price: $375.00