Memoire D'Un Voyage En Oceanie / François Deschamps

Identifier:FA.B115.2363

Dimensions:6 x 8.25 in

Copyright dates:1995

Subjects: offset printing, photobooks, travelogs

Description:Gray illustrated covers. Illustrated throughout. Offset printed in three colors on acid-free paper. With a smyth-sewn binding. Printed at the Elam Fine Arts Printing Research Unit, at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. 96 pages. Edition of 1000.

"This book, in an edition of 1000 copies, was printed on acid-free Imperial Satin Matt at the Elam Fine Arts Printing Research Unit, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. "Funding was provided by PhotoForum Inc. and The University of Auckland Foundation. Paper was supplied by Spicer Cowan Paper, New Zealand. "The following people contributed substantially to this project. Robin Lush was the printer. Judith Mohns designed and set the typographer, and helped with the editing and book production. Graham Shaw of Crystal Colour Graphics donated materials and facilities for filmwork and platemaking. John B. Turner was the coordinator for the Elam Fine Arts Printing Research Unit."--colophon

"In this faux travel journal set in the south pacific in the early 20th century, Deschamp casts himself as the photographer on an scientific expedition. Through diary entries, drawings and diagrams, and what appears to be antiquated snapshots, Deschamps weaves themes of western science, anthropology, and photographic representation in this quirky, often humorous tale of adventure, exploration, and colonization." -- Printed Matter