Serena Smith

  

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Ekphrasis

Large format bookwork of nine hand-coloured lithographs.
Printed from stone: images on Simili Japon 225g paper, bronzed text pages on translucent paper. Case bound with letterpress cover. Drawn, printed, bound, and published by the artist in an edition of 5 individually coloured copies. Dimensions 70 x 46cms. 2020.
 
Through the narrative threads of language, Ekphrasis considers an intimate relationship between site and practice. Navigating both the tracks and pathways of local parkland and the contours of lines drawn on stone, the text dwells on the analogous acts of inscription in which these worlds converge. Visually hinted at are 19th century atlases, more specifically referenced is Ogham: a Celtic alphabet named after trees.
 









Ekphrasis 1

Ekphrasis 2

Ekphrasis 5

Ekphrasis 3

Ekphrasis 4

Ekphrasis 7

Ekphrasis 6

Ekphrasis 8

Ekphrasis 9
   
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