Watering A Paper Flower

“There is a small light of hope in the end and you know that even the briefest spark shines…” – Hiroshi Yoshimura (1940–2003)
Open to the Sea are Enrico Coniglio and Matteo Uggeri. Recorded in Venice and Milan, Watering A Paper Flower leaks light into the darkness. Nostalgia is a powerful force, pulling at the heart no matter the age. It can still be felt today, is still relevant and real, extending into and influencing present actions and decisions. It seeps through and enters from the past, as if it were delayed sunlight
‘Watering A Paper Flower’ sees the ‘Book Editions’ series return. Beautiful old books have been dissected, re-assembled and re-structured into book-bound CD covers, once again highlighting the theme of fragility…Packaging includes 1 x vintage (circa:1885-1959) hardback clothbound book (re-assembled / book binding taped together into CD covers, 2 x CD, 15-20 pages of writing / images, 20 x A7 polaroid prints on luxury uncoated paper (designed by Craig Tattersall), 1 x stamped library card, 1 x vintage photograph, 1 x vintage book-mark, 1 x vintage numbered photo negative, 1 x vintage 35mm glass slide, 1 x 35mm reel to reel film strip, stamped / hand numbered / scented, All of the above rests inside Japanese wax bags, made with love…