Quietness

Authors

Ann Motonaga, Rhode Island School of DesignFollow
Fleet Library, Rhode Island School of DesignFollow
Special Collections, Rhode Island School of DesignFollow

Files

Publication Date

Winter 1-1-2017

Keywords

artists' books, language, haikus, present, student artists' book contest, fourth

Disciplines

Book and Paper

Student Status

Graduate student

Year of Graduation

2018

Major

Architecture

Faculty / Course

Jim DiMarcantonio, Bookbinding

Materials + Techniques

Washi and hanji papers dyed using the suminagashi floating ink method; hand made washi paper using recycled washi and hanji papers; maple wood; museum board; natural ramie twine; found rock.

Student Narrative

Quietness is part of a study on language and meaning, and the ephemeral qualities of reading haikus. The work is meant to be suggestive, provoking different experiences across time and people. Its intention is to bring one to the present moment and relish in the pause.

Photo Credit

Mariah Bennett, MDes Interior Architecture, 2018

Recommended Citation

Motonaga, Ann; Library, Fleet; and Collections, Special, "Quietness" (2017). 4th Student Artists' Book Contest 2018. 23.
https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/specialcollections_bookcontest4th2018/23