Mechanical Orchid Parts Catalogue / Justin Amrhein

Identifier: FA.B104.1603

Dimensions:21 x 16 cm. 74 pages + foldout dustjacket.

Creation dates:2015

printed by: Justin Amrhein, Kayrock Screenprinting

Subjects: artists' books, engineering, flowers, pamphlet bindings, schematic drawings

Description:CBA copy 1 of 2. Dark blue foldout dust jacket with line drawings of orchids printed in white on cover. Printed and hand-sewn in Brooklyn, NY, 2015. Kayrock Screenprinting Book Series #29. Edition of 200. "Figuring out how things work and how things are built intrigues me. After studying how a particular object is made and the major components crucial to its function I have the basic knowledge needed to develop versions of those objects or invent an entirely new object all together. In the form of schematic drawings, I can define function and purpose of elements that border between real objects and imaginary creations. By using different labeling systems to illustrate and organize an object, I am able to provide a commentary on a multitude of subjects while creating complicated, purpose-driven machines"--http://www.kayrock.org/