I have come back to this project after a long break (January was the last time I really thought about it) and am trying to pick up where I left off. I had already created quite a bit of imagery and am now thinking about how to tie it all together in some book work. One idea I have had comes from a couple of ideas I've wanted to do for a while, one being some sort of concertina book, and the other a book that you have to tear to read. Whilst doing some research for another project I found the French Fold method of binding a book.
This method is perfect because each page is folded back on itself it can be made by making a concertina and then stitching along one side. This gives 'front' and 'back' pages, so you can see there is something printed on the back of each page, but are unable to open the page to see it properly (unless you are willing to tear it open down the spine). In this was you are violently and permanently changing the book to see the bigger picture, and this life changing experience is exactly what Marlow the narrator of the story undergoes.
I created an abstract pattern for the backs of the pages by combining white acrylic paint and PVA glue and pressing them between two sheets of black paper. The PVA and acrylic have some sort of reation as they dry and the acrylic cracks and disperses. This has some feeling of decay which I really like and also the overall outcome looks somewhat like an aerial view of some landscape. This works well with the idea of a journey but one that is quite dream like.
Below is a mock up of how the pages would look with the red and black texture on the inside and white pages at the front. I would add my already existing images to the front of the pages by using either photo corners or by inserting the corners into pre cut slits. The book would read like a surreal and warped photo album.
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