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Student Narrative
The Researcher is the second chapter of Esther's dystopian fantasy graphic novel series, where survivors walk on water while everything else sinks irreversibly to the deep sea. Through multimedia elements like illustrations, text, and flip animation, it follows Thea, a scholar recreating artifacts from a lost civilization, reflecting humanity's longing for the past and its fragile grip on identity. The story delves into themes of nostalgia, survival, and the search for meaning in a world shaped by greed and existential despair.
Publication Date
6-1-2024
Description
Entry for the 11th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest. Opening reception and award ceremony Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at 6:30pm, Fleet Library, Main Reading Room. Juror: Roger S. Williams.
Keywords
artists' books; Baker & Whitehill
Disciplines
Book and Paper
Student Status
Graduate student
Year of Graduation
2025
Major
Illustration
Faculty / Course
Calef Brown, Andrea Dezso; Graduate Illustration II
Materials + Techniques
Hand Bound mixed media Artist Book. Tracing Paper, Hand-made Paper, Laser Engraved Wood Panel, Thread, White-out Tape, Linocut Printmaking, Type-writer
Recommended Citation
Du, Esther; Collections, Special; and Library, Fleet, "The Researcher" (2024). 11th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest 2025. 7.
https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/bookcontest11th2025/7
