Born from reflections on a verse by French poet Arthur Rimbaud, Creation (2024) explores the creative process through a poem and pop-up sculptures of raw architectures in white.
Accordion book, entirely handcrafted by the artist. 18 p., 6 pop-up spreads, rigid boards, housed in a collapsible paper receptacle in a cardboard box. Text in French, translation sheet in English.
30 copies, numbered and signed.
Size: ca. 15.5 x 22 x 3 cm (6.1 x 8.6 x 1.2 in) closed, and about 1.8 m (5 ft 9) long when fully unfolded.
A unique artist’s book, larger in size, is at the origin of the present series: more info here.
Born from reflections on a verse by French poet Arthur Rimbaud, Creation (2024) explores the creative process through a poem and pop-up sculptures of raw architectures in white.
Accordion book, entirely handcrafted by the artist. 18 p., 6 pop-up spreads, rigid boards, housed in a collapsible paper receptacle in a cardboard box. Text in French, translation sheet in English.
This is a unique copy, numbered 1/1 and signed. It is the origin of the smaller regular edition.
Size: 21.8 x 30.3 x 3 cm (ca. 8.6 x 11.9 x 1.2 in) closed, and about 2.5 m (8.2 ft) long when fully unfolded.
A poetic kiri-origamic architecture pop-up book. A maze of dreamed sceneries of star-lighted, impossible stairs. Backlighting reveals stars and constellations!
The first large-sized variation in the Steps artist’s books series. It entails all designs from Steps 1 and Steps 2.
11 pop-up spreads, hardcover, hardcover slipcase. Entirely handcrafted by the artist, finished on January 1st, 2024. This is a unique copy, numbered 1/1 and signed. The book can be unfolded into a leporello.
Size: ca. 21.5 x 28.5 x 4.5 cm (8.5 x 11.2 x 1.8 in) closed, and 4 m (13 ft) unfolded. Text in French and English.
The last picture puts this Full Night Steps next to the smallest book of the series, Small Night Steps.
Une Saison en Enfer (A Season in Hell) is an interpretation in typographics and pop-ups of the full text by the French poet Arthur Rimbaud, created on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the publication of the first edition.
A5 size (approx. 16 x 21 x 4.5 cm = 6.3 x 8.2 x 1.7 in), 9 pop-up spreads, in slipcase, 50 numbered and signed copies, entirely hand-cut and assembled by the artist, crafted on order (please allow about one week for crafting).
Calligrammes Animés (Movable Calligrams) is a selection of French poet Guillaume Apollinaire’s “graphic poems” interpreted into pop-ups.
A5 size (approx. 16 x 21 x 3.5 cm = 6.3 x 8.2 x 1.4 in), 9 pop-up spreads, in slipcase, 50 numbered and signed copies, entirely hand-cut and assembled by the artist, crafted on order (please allow about one week for crafting).
Small Night Steps (2021) A poetic, kiri-origamic architecture, miniature pop-up book. Dreamed sceneries of impossible stairs under infinite starry skies. Backlighting reveals stars and constellations!
5 pop-up spreads, hardcover, slipcase. Entirely handcrafted by the artist. Only 10 copies, numbered and signed.
This miniature book unfolds into a leporello / accordion! 6.3 x 7.2 x 2.5 cm (2.48 x 2.83 x 1 in) / approx. 35 cm (13.78 in) unfolded.
Small Night Steps is in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City (Thomas J. Watson Library).
A beautiful, unique, decorative book-object for all bookshelves and table tops!
Leporello-book, 5 pop-up spreads, slipcase. This book can be unfolded into a leporello! ca. 8.5 x 10.5 x 3 cm (3.3 x 4.1 x 1.2 in), ca. 55 x 10.5 cm (21 x 4.1 in) unfolded.
Only 20 copies, numbered and signed. Entirely handcrafted by the artist.
The mini version of Meggendorfer Award finalist Steps!
A spiral of stairs in intricate pop-up kiri-origamic architecture.
Leporello pop-up panel in signed slipcase. ca. 10.5 x 20 x 1 cm (4.1 x 7.8 x 0.4 in) in case, ca. 35 x 20 cm (13.7 x 7.8 in) unfolded. Two in One: both sides, obverse or reverse, can be displayed! Entirely handcrafted by the artist.
Steps A poetic kiri-origamic architecture pop-up book. Two characters are lost in imaginary mazes of stairs.
5 pop-up spreads, hardcover. The book can unfold into a leporello! Dimensions: approx. 21 x 15 x 3 cm / 21 x 120 cm unfolded. Text in French. Entirely handcrafted by the artist.
Originally 10 copies, numbered and signed, plus a few artist proof copies. Now crafted on demand in a slightly different making and size.
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There is also a mini-version of this book: Steps: Baby Steps. It’s half the size, twice as difficult to craft, and ten times as cute! A unique book-object for all bookshelves and table tops!
Steps 2: Night Steps (2021) A poetic kiri-origamic architecture pop-up book. Dreams of impossible sceneries of stairs. Backlighting reveals stars and constellations!
6 pop-up spreads, hardcover, slipcase. Entirely handcrafted by the artist. Only one copy, numbered and signed.
The book can be unfolded into a leporello! ca. 15 x 20 x 3.5 cm (5.9 x 7.8 x 1.3 in) / 120 cm (47 in) unfolded. Text in English.
– This unique copy is now in the collections of the Forney Library in Paris, France. –
Steps 2: Colors! (2018) A poetic kiri-origamic architecture pop-up book. Dreams of impossible sceneries of stairs.
6 pop-up spreads, hardcover, slipcase. Entirely handcrafted by the artist. Text in English. Only 3 copies, all sold.
The book can be unfolded into a leporello! 20 x 15 x 3.5 cm / 20 x 120 cm unfolded
Steps 2: Colors! is in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City (Thomas J. Watson Library) and of the Berkeley Library of the University of California.
Steps: Boxed Color Cards Set The art pop-up book Steps in a colorful set of 5 separate cards, housed in a wonderfully dashing box.
Limited to one unique copy, numbered and signed. Cards & box entirely handcrafted by the artist.
5 pop-up cards, monogrammed, signed certificate, box. The box is 15.6 x 11 x 2 cm (6.1 x 4.3 x 0.8 in). The cards (closed) are 10.4 x 14.7 cm (4.1 x 5.8 in).
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There is also a mini-version of the initial book, Steps: Baby Steps. It’s half the size, twice as difficult to craft, and ten times as cute! A unique book-object for all bookshelves and table tops!
