this is part i of the mechanics of hearing, a book with irregular sized pages, collagraph prints and smoke paintings mounted on silk rubbed with graphite, with a poem. 

the finished book came out different from the above pictures, and taught me more about book making. it is now in two parts, as is the accompanying poem.

cover, the mechanics of hearing, part i

detail from the mechanics of hearing, part i

detail from the mechanics of hearing, part i

detail from the mechanics of hearing, part ii

setting up the mechanics of hearing at art-chowk, the gallery, april 2012

'aerial' view of the two books on display at the gallery