J.B. about men floating in the air
The idea of creating this book was born after reading the poem by Joseph Brodsky “Lithuanian Nocturne” and this particular passage acted as a source of inspiration:
…over the Baltic wave,
I buzz just like that monoplane,
like some Darius and Girenas,
though not as vulnerable.
© Julia Borissova, 100 x 150 mm, 28 pages, hardcover, leporello binding, handmade, self published, limited Edition of 75 signed and numbered copies, 2015
© Julia Borissova, 100 x 150 mm, 28 pages, hardcover, leporello binding, handmade, self published, limited Edition of 75 signed and numbered copies, 2015
Steponas Darius and Stasys Girėnas were two American pilots of Lithuanian origin who attempted to achieve a flight endurance record in 1933. They flew from New York to Kaunas in a small airplane, crossed the Atlantic Ocean, but the plane crashed by the Polish city Myślibórz, and both pilots died, while being only a bit short of their final destination. The causes of this accident are still unknown.
© Julia Borissova, 100 x 150 mm, 28 pages, hardcover, leporello binding, handmade, self published, limited Edition of 75 signed and numbered copies, 2015
© Julia Borissova, 100 x 150 mm, 28 pages, hardcover, leporello binding, handmade, self published, limited Edition of 75 signed and numbered copies, 2015
Although the text became a starting point for my reflections, I didn’t want my images to simply illustrate it, therefore I invented a parallel world which correlates just indirectly with the poem.
© Julia Borissova, 100 x 150 mm, 28 pages, hardcover, leporello binding, handmade, self published, limited Edition of 75 signed and numbered copies, 2015
© Julia Borissova, 100 x 150 mm, 28 pages, hardcover, leporello binding, handmade, self published, limited Edition of 75 signed and numbered copies, 2015
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