Air, Earth / [Joshua Harris?]

Identifier:FA.FFM8.4073-FA.FFM8.4075

Dimensions:[3] sheets ;; 23 x 62.5 cm, 9" x 24.75" --; 23 x 67 cm, 9" x 26.25" --; 20 x 63 cm, 8" x 25"

Subjects: letterpress printing, linocuts

Description:A a three piece work, each with linocut illustrations of hands, printed in red and/or orange, and text printed in red and/or orange. The first piece is printed on a white sheet, with the words "AIR" and "earth" printed in letterpress. It has three sets of linocut hands, with the hands in each set partially overlaying each other. The verso of the sheet has the word "[We]" printed in in Arabic [it is printed in mirror image], along with several abstract shapes. The second piece is printed on a green sheet, and contains the same letterpress printed "AIR" and "earth; it is also accompanied by the word "[We]" printed in in Arabic [it is printed in mirror image], and the word "EME" [consisting of a turned first E and upside-down W, possibly meant to represent "WE" being read right-to-left, as Arabic is read; and left-to-right, as English is read]. The sentence "Imagine a world, then, where all this is gone" is also printed in smaller type of the left-hand side of the sheet. The second piece also has the same linocut hands, albeit in different positions. The third piece is printed on an orange sheet, an contains the same mirrored "[We]" in Arabic, "EME" in English, linocut hands and abstract shapes, albeit in different positions. It is accompanied by two additional lines of text, printed in smaller type: "and you follow my GESTURES to find the 'this'" and "you are the 'here' you can see the 'eve' wE SHARE the 'NOW." CBA has one copy of this work [i.e. three pieces], this is copy 1.