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Creation Date

2013

Keywords

artists' books; folded books; spices; memory; Cairo, Cairo, Egypt

Description

16 unnumbered pages. Unique Artist Book. Signed and dated on page [3] of cover. Flag accordion binding, handmade flax paper. Book extends out to 25 inches. Whole spices are part of the handmade paper. Spices have always been known for enhancing flavor and aroma. However, which kind of spices needed, when to add them, and in what quantities? This process is similar to preparing fiber and producing paper by hand. In my spice series, I wanted to document the spices we use at home in Egypt. In addition, I wanted to show how these spices appeal to the five senses in a book that have a unique touch and smell. I use different spices and herbs such as: black pepper, clover, cardamom, and coriander, anise, and hibiscus. Each spice reminds me of a memory: my mother's cooking, walking through the old streets of Cairo, drinking herbal tea in cold winters and sharing food with family and friends. I document these experiences and give the audience the opportunity to reflect on their own experiences when viewers smell, touch and see the pages of the book.--23 Sandy Gallery.

RISD Fleet Library Catalog Record

https://librarycat.risd.edu/record=b1300659

Press

Iowa City, Iowa : Islam Aly, 2013.

Rights

©Iowa City, Iowa : Islam Aly, 2013.

Materials / Techniques

spices; papermaking; flax

Measurements

8 x 11 cm

Concoctions 6: The Spice Series

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