The Poetry of Presence: Collection

2021. Book Art: letterpress on Silverleaf oxidized paper, Japanese washi paper, and vellum.

The first hand-made art book of Takahashi’s immigration poems was created for the “The Poetry of Presence: Communication” project. This book includes four poems, two on each side. The front side has poems on oxidized silver leaf and western off-white papers as a break between poems. The backside has poems on semi-transparent blue vellum and Japanese paper as a break.