The Spiral Cava

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two spiral-bound books sit side by side, one with a flourescent green and one with a flourescent pink cover

My dear friends at Sad Belongings Press invited me to create a book for Swiss artist Rebecca Solari documenting her latest production as her alter ego, Fulmine. The Spiral Cava is a story of rebirth in three acts, and five languages, spurred by composting the uncompostable, eating one’s recently deceased pets, and being struck by lightning because the show must go on. Simultaneously a written explanation of the performance’s origins as well as a script, the book contains 2 parallel designs on the verso and recto sides. On the left, expressive typographic compositions and flourescent colors display the essay in sections organized by act. On the right, the classic screenplay format is followed (at roughly half the usual page dimensions) to keep the script straightforward…at least until the climax. A limited edition of 30 copies was hand-produced by risographing the flourescent colors and laserprinting the black text.

Specifications: 20.5 × 14.8cm, 96p.

Writing: Rebecca Solari, editing: Mariana Jurado Rico, production: Mariana Jurado Rico, Oriol Cabarrocas, myself

the front matter of the book featuring the title wrapping in a spiral in a sharp serif typeface
a spread featuring a section opener in yellow
a spread featuring a section opener in pink
a spread featuring a recipe for turtle soup, each instance of the word turtle is blacked out, verso text forms lightning bolt shapes
a spread featuring text wrapping around pink bubble gum shapes
a spread featuring text wrapping around pink bubble gum shapes
a spread featuring a yellow chapter opener with the final line flipped upside down
a spread with a pink chapter opener with a radial feathering effect
a spread with a green opener with the last word tilted on the recto page
a spread featuring copy and a yellow gradient bleeding from the left edge
a spread featuring copy and a yellow gradient bleeding from the left edge
a spread featuring copy and a pink gradient bleeding from the left edge
a spread featuring copy and a pink gradient bleeding from the left edge
a spread featuring copy and a green gradient bleeding from the left edge
a spread featuring copy and a green gradient bleeding from the left edge
the rear cover of the book

The rear cover features a cut-up poem of my own creation sourced from the book’s contents.