Marianne Dages, Rabbit. Rabbit. Regret., Letterpress and Risograph artist’s book, Edition of 50, Published by Sistrum, 2021. Released Fall of 2022.
Edition Size: Split edition of 50 books, signed and numbered. 45 bound in charcoal gray, 5 Special Editions bound in deep blue.*
Book Size: 7.75" x 5" x 3/8" closed, 80 pages
Binding: Multi-signature sewn binding
- Gray softcovers are case bound in handmade St Armand cotton paper.
- Dark Blue Special Editions are case bound in Degener Black belgian flax, handmade by Cave Paper.
Special Edition Print: letterpress and photocopier print on vintage lined paper *
* Purchase of a Special Edition book includes an original letterpress and copier print, pictured below.
Rabbit. Rabbit. Regret. is a book about a sleeping magician named Solomon. The book begins in a dream along the shores of a river and Solomon travels from dream to dream, followed by three recurring words. Rabbit. Rabbit. Regret. until the river turns to dust. The book describes the feeling of being unable to wake up from a series of disconnected dreams. Its themes include the structure and dissolution of language, mirrors and reflections, spirit doubles, call and response writing, and dream worlds.
The imagery in the book includes heavily distorted and reproduced images of landscapes and objects from the sacred site of Delphi and woven cloth. On the cover is a halftone reproduction of an old Polaroid photograph. The typeface is Sabon.
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