fathom, 2006
a collaboration with Baco Ohama

Hand Bound Accordion Book
Archival Color Inkjet on Duo Sided Matte Paper

A bookwork in two parts:
75" x 2.75", 16 panels
65" x 2.75", 14 panels

Joined by a translucent vellum slipcase
Edition of twelve

Description:

fathom is the first product of a collaboration between Vancouver-based artist Baco Ohama and Chicago-based artist Nate Larson. fathom consists of two accordion fold books, one by each artist, that are joined together with a translucent vellum slipcase.

The narratives explore the links between memory, coincidence, measurement, analysis, personal history, and the subjective nature of reality.

Book measurements are based on the wingspans of the artists. Each accordion unfolds the width of the individual artists' wingspan, from fingertip to fingertip. Panel widths are the difference between the two wingspans. Height of the book is the only shared body measurement between Ohama and Larson, the height of the artists' left ears.

Click each image for a web-approximation of each artist's half of the accordion book.

Partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a State Agency. Produced during the "Babel, Babble, Rabble: On Language and Art" thematic residency at the Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta.