BOOK DESIGN
Graphic Design
THE PIGEON HOUSE
Pigeon House is a series of photographic images assembled into the book. These photographs are documental representation of an old derelict building – the abandoned ESB power plant at Poolbeg, It was also used by the military as a barracks. Electricity was first generated there in 1903 and it was used until it was decommissioned in 1976. I was always fascinated by industrial architecture, especially abandoned ‘ghost’ structures where many things are left untouched since previous owners or occupants were present.
DOM DZIENNY, DOM NOCNY
Dom Dzienny, Dom Nocny (House of Day, House of Night) is a novel by Olga Tokarczuk, published in 1998. Nowa Ruda is a small town in Silesia, an area that has been a part of Poland, Germany, and the former Czechoslovakia in the past. When the narrator moves into the area, she discovers that everyone and everything has its own story. With the help of Marta, her enigmatic neighbour, the narrator accumulates these stories, tracing the history of Nowa Ruda from the founding of the town to the lives of its saints, from the caller who wins the radio quiz every day to the tale of the man who causes international tension when he dies on the border, one leg on the Polish side, the other on the Czech side. Each of the stories represents a brick and they interlock to reveal the immense monument that is the town. What emerges is the message that the history of any place, no matter how humble, is limitless, that by describing or digging at the roots of a life, a house, or a neighbourhood, one can see all the connections, not only with one's self and one's dreams but also with all of the universe.
BIEGUNI
Bieguni (Flights) is a fragmentary novel by the Polish author Olga Tokarczuk. The original Polish title refers to runaways (runners, bieguni), Old Believers, who believe that being in constant motion is a trick to avoid evil. Set between the 17th and 21st centuries, the novel is a "philosophical rumination on modern-day travel". It is structured as a series of vignettes, some fictional, and some based on fact – among them that of the Dutch anatomist Philip Verheyen's discovery of the achilles tendon, and the story of Ludwika Jędrzejewicz, the sister of the Polish composer Frédéric Chopin, transporting his heart back to Warsaw.
ZAGUBIONA DUSZA
Zagubiona Dusza (The Lost Soul) is a deeply moving reflection on our capacity to live in peace with ourselves, to remain patient, attentive to the world. It is a story that beautifully weaves together the voice of the Nobel Prize-winning Polish novelist Olga Tokarczuk who created a parallel narrative universe full of secrets, evocative of another time. Here a man has forgotten what makes his heart feel full. He moves to a house away from all that is familiar to him to wait for his soul to return.
BOTANICAL BOOKS
Medicinal Herbs, Mighty Vegetables and Magical Fruits are botanical books that provide a comprehensive resource for building a livelier, healthier, happier life. More than 2,000 listings offer remedies for ragged nerves, nightmares, and coughing fits as well as suggestions for adding spice to recipes, colouring fabrics, freshening breath, and a host of other benefits. Complete and concise descriptions of herbs, vegetables and fruits, illustrated by more than 275 line drawings, offer the most comprehensive catalog of miracle plants ever published.
RETROFUTURISTS DILLEMA
Retro Futurists Dilemma: Conversations About Art in Film & SCI-FI Literature book consists of a collection of philosophical essays put together in one large publication.
SAPIENS & HOMODEUS
These two books by Yuval Noah Harari have received worldwide acclaim and have been praised for their insights on the history and future of humankind. If Sapiens articulates how the scientific revolution is leading this new development of humankind, the second book, Homo Deus, focuses on its consequences: a (near) future where humans are intrinsically connected with the data flow that already controls most of the systems necessary for our society to exist.
EXPERIMENTAL PHOTOGRAPHIC TECHINQUES
Book cover designed for a book that I am currently working on that comprises of a collection of recipes, instructions and tips for nineteenth century photographic techniques.
MARK MAKING
Handcrafted book divided into two parts: traditional mark making and digital mark making. The first part contains abstract marks created with a use of various drawing and painting materials such as pencils, inks, paint and tools (not only brushes, but also different found materials). The second part comprises of marks made with digital software such as Illustrator and Photoshop. The cover for the book is a cyanotype print on a thick canvas.
