Journal

Notes from
the archive.

Composing a night without illustrating it

01 — Studio Notes

Composing a night without illustrating it

Notes on Archive 001 — how the Machhiwara work was built almost entirely from darkness, and why the flame was kept small.

Borders, and what they are for

02 — Research

Borders, and what they are for

Illuminated margins in heritage manuscripts were never decoration. A short study of the ornament that frames each work.

On hanging a collection as one wall

03 — Collecting

On hanging a collection as one wall

Spacing, sightlines and sequence — how the ten-piece installation is intended to be read.

Further writing is published alongside each new collection release.

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