NATSHEPSUT
1992.
25 X 50.5 X 9.5cm. One-of-a-kind.
The title combines 'Natalie' with 'Hatshepsut' the XVIIIth dynasty
female Pharaoh of ancient Egypt, with whom I have a special affinity. I made
a wooden 'sarcophagus' decorated with Egyptian and personal symbols to contain
the book wrapped in linen cloth, on one side of which I wrote a poem, repeated
on the wooden pages. On the reverse of the cloth are transfers of newspaper
cuttings about the discovery of Hatshepsut's tomb as well as extracts from
an old passport of mine. The book is free-standing, supported by a central
wooden pillar, and opens out to form a double-sided screen. The images are
a mixture of Egyptian and personal scenes including part of a landscape near
the Rio Paraguay, where I once lived, resembling the Nile.
This one-of-a-kind bookwork is for sale.
Price on enquiry.
