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This book was made at the intaglio studios at "Taller del Alquimista" in Valparaiso, on the coast of Chile. Four artists participated, Franciso Carroza, Jorge Martinez Garcia, Thorsten Dennerline, and Luis Martinez Salas. The idea of the square book stems from Jorge Martinez’s interest in alchemy -he actually named his etching shop "Studio of the Alchemist" in reference to the processes of intaglio print making. The starting point for how to organize this project, stemmed from ideas within alchemy about how geometry is linked to the universe. He writes about this in the prologue page. Four artists participated, each creating 4 square images. Each artist was also asked to work with text in at least two of his images. Four artists, four plates each with four equal sides, all contained within a square binding. Thus, the number 4 (or the square) begins to repeat itself and even the edition is 44. This is reflected in the symbol on the cover, the circle within the square. (All text Spanish). |
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24 etchings on St. Armand handmade paper. Size: 20x20 centimeters. Edition: 44 (4 hand colored copies). Date: 2001 |
