Survival / Survie

artist’s book (prototype 2011)

While [drifting] may be difficult for many and impossible for others, it is possible and necessary for every life surviving candidate to master the skills by which he can remain afloat for prolonged periods with a minimum expenditure of energy.

grab
start
ready
exhale
inhale
rest
drift

The observer may call upon the candidate to justify and explain his choice, degrading where necessary for lack of judgment.

let go

manuscript text in ink, inkjet printed drawings on BFK Rives paper and text on Canson Vidalon Vellum, handbound in cloth, 18.5 x 12.3 x 1.3 cm, 5 signatures, 50 pages