Malini Gupta
Portland, Oregon

Unfolding

$550

Artist Statement

Unfolding explores the ongoing genocide in Darfur. The blind embossed illustrations were drawn from photographs of a Die-in performance, a form of protest where the participants simulate being dead, that I staged in conjunction with this piece. The line drawings at the bottom of each page connect to form the map of Sudan. The cut-up poem was composed from Nicholas Kristof’s coverage of the genocide in The New York Times….Meanwhile, the genocide goes on.

About this Book

15.5 x 5"; 11 loose leaves. Letterpress printed with handset type and illustrations printed from polymer plates. Illustrations blind embossed. Laid in Lotka red paper wraparound. Edition of 10 signed and numbered by the artist.

Artist Biography

Born in India, Malini Gupta moved to the US to study Communication Design at Pacific Northwest College of Art. She is currently pursuing Post Baccalaureate work in Book Arts at Oregon College of Art & Craft. She also freelances as a Graphic Designer.

Gupta’s work is collected by intuitions like Wellesley College, Rare Books Room at Multnomah Central Library, Pacific Northwest College of Art, and by private collectors in the US and Germany. Her first artist book, From Familiar to Unfamiliar, is to be published 500 Handmade Books, forthcoming from Larks Publications.

All images and text copyright the artist. All rights reserved.