Tsushima Cyanotypes Book and Studies – KC Ahonen (First Edition)
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Description
The Tsushima Cyanotypes Book:
We live in a world marked by the convergence between the analog and the digital. Much of our lives today are lived in a digital simulated reality of video conferencing lobbies, social media doom scrolls, and video game chatrooms. What happens when the very real, authentic experiences that form our identities occur within these digital spaces? Can they be celebrated and treated with the same appreciation with which we address any other precious moment in our lives?
The Tsushima Cyanotypes is a series by KC Ahonen that explores these feelings at the intersection of lived and simulated experience. Throughout 2020-2022, Ahonen explored a video game world based on a real-world island in southern Japan. By having access to this virtual space during a global pandemic which prevented the artist from leaving his home, this digital island became Ahonen’s temporary new home, acting as a space where life could still feel as if it was moving forward when so much of the world had come to a stop. Throughout his time on the island, Ahonen made photographs of the places he would see, printing them as cyanotypes which he feels help blur the line between reality and fiction. The result is over 30 completed prints contained in this first edition volume along with a statement from the artist.
Artist: KC Ahonen
Published: June 2024
Pages: 76
Size: A5
Limited Edition of 200
Softcover: Uncoated
ISBN: 978-1-7388611-3-2
Limited Edition Cyanotype Studies:
Creating each print in the series is the final product of an incredibly meticulous, individualized process of repeated experimentation. KC created dozens of studies of each image to perfect the textures, colors, and depth across the series. He experimented with paper types, coating instruments, chemical ratios, even printing on wet emulsion to create the unique look and feel that best represented the individual images.
Series: The Tsushima Cyanotypes
Print size: 8×10″ (20 x 25cm)
Edition: 1 of 1
Additional information
| Weight | 0.4 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 23 × 27 × 2 cm |
| Option | The Tsushima Cyanotypes Book, Study #1 (Ver. 1) Horseback riders along the misty river (darker), Study #1 (Ver. 2, lighter color) Horseback riders along the misty river, Study #2 Moon over the River, Study #4 Mountain Scene, Study #14 The Light, Study #16 Burning Homestead, Study #18 Torii, Study #20 (Ver. 1 Dark Background), Study #20 (Ver. 2 Light Background), Study Maple Tree (Unpublished) |
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