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A unique book by Eliana Pérez / Poem by Marshall Weber. 2013
In the collection of the Library of Congress in Washington DC.

Thorn is inspired by Japanese byōbu screens in structure, composition and material.   The heart-breaking poem’s intimate pain is translated into silver-leafed features and metallic lettering that is either revealed or obscured, depending on the readers’ viewing angle relative to ambient light sources.  

The last phrase is hidden within a sculptural feature on the final panel, written backwards and reflected in a mirror.  A paper tendril spirals open to unveil a virtual wound: deep and in evidence, but beyond our physical reach.  It can be seen but not healed, sentencing the heart-broken author in perpetuity. 

Unique accordion book, four 11.5 x11.5 inch wood and leather panels, gouache, ink and silver leaf on paper.

Art and Design by Eliana Pérez.
Poem by Marshall Weber.