SONG, Haein. ~ A Brief History Of...
One of only 9 copies, each individually bound by the artist, some in morocco, some suede and some cloth. Letterpress printed in two colours - black and red. Sq. 12mo., bound by the artist in 2011 in contemporary bradel binding with a natural goatskin spine, black suede upper board and red suede lower board, blind hand tooled on the front cover, printed endpapers, in the oirignal cream cloth slipcase.
An exquisite book containing a simple story using patterns of printers' ornaments. From simple to decorative, small to large, forwards and backwards, giving and taking, opening and closing, offering and withdrawing of shapes...
Haein Song, originally from Seoul in South Korea, is a fellow of Designer Bookbinders and a remarkable book artist. Her bindings and artist’s books are in many public and private collections and her work is much sought after.