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 collaboration with the renowned Australian street artist RONE (Tyrone Wright) for his installation TIME at Flinders St. Station in Melbourne, Australia (Oct 28, 2022 – Apr 28, 2023).
This large pop-up artwork features one of the rooms reworked by Rone, reinterpreted in volume and movement by me.
22 x 25 cm (= 8.66 x 9.84 in) closed, 44 cm (17.32 in) opened. Copy signed by Rone and me, here justified “A.P.” Extremely limited stock.
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).
Small Night Steps: Card #1 (2021) A poetic, kiri-origamic architecture, miniature pop-up spread. A dreamed scenery of impossible stairs below infinite starry skies. Backlighting reveals stars and constellations!
Entirely handcrafted by the artist, each card is unique. This miniature card is also a beautiful and elegant object to be displayed.
5.2 x 7.1 cm (2 x 2.8 in) closed / ca. 8 cm (3.15 in) opened.
A stand-alone fragment of our miniature pop-up book Small Night Steps which is part of the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City.
Small Night Steps: Card #2 (2021) A poetic, kiri-origamic architecture, miniature pop-up spread. A dreamed scenery of impossible stairs below infinite starry skies. Backlighting reveals stars and constellations!
Entirely handcrafted by the artist, each card is unique. This miniature card is also a beautiful and elegant object to be displayed.
5.2 x 7.1 cm (2 x 2.8 in) closed / ca. 8 cm (3.15 in) opened.
A stand-alone fragment of our miniature pop-up book Small Night Steps which is part of the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City.
Small Night Steps: Card #3 (2021) A poetic, kiri-origamic architecture, miniature pop-up spread. A dreamed scenery of impossible stairs below infinite starry skies. Backlighting reveals stars and constellations!
Entirely handcrafted by the artist, each card is unique. This miniature card is also a beautiful and elegant object to be displayed.
5.2 x 7.1 cm (2 x 2.8 in) closed / ca. 8 cm (3.15 in) opened.
A stand-alone fragment of our miniature pop-up book Small Night Steps which is part of the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City.
Steps 2 Variation: Night Steps Card 2 (2021) A stand-alone, poetic variation on the artist’s book Steps 2. A beautiful starry sky appears with back lighting!
Signed pop-up card. ca. 14 x 20 cm (5.5 x 7.8 in) / 22 x 20 cm (8.6 x 7.8 in) unfolded. Entirely handcrafted by the artist, each card is unique.
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 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!
