Anna Eckert, Once I was a Swimmer and Remember Love, galerieminimal, Naumburg, Germany, nd

Once I was a Swimmer, nd

 

I just really like the freshness of Eckert's drawing style and the way she has seamlessly woven these different images together within this water themed accordion. Of this work Eckert says it's "...a biographical work and illustrates every day scenes and competition of swimmers."

8 double-sided pages, each 5" x 3.5", and when open 2ft 4".

reverse side

back cover

Remember Love, nd

An accordion made up of quotes from famous people about love, including Tolstoy, Pablo Neruda, Joan Crawford and Nikki Giovanni amongst others. Of this book Eckert wrote "In the Remember Love zine, I respond to some love thoughts, with wild expressive, dynamic, minimalistic, monochrome aesthetic to implement my ugly calligraphy style." Way to go!

8 single-sided pages, each 5" x 3.5", and when open 2ft 4".

back cover

Mélanie Corre, Cascade, Terry Bleu publisher, Amsterdam, 2021, ed. 200

With its cool simulated 'stone' covers, and inside with its elongated landscape of similar stones on both sides of a river running down the middle of the accordion, accompanied by assorted figures and unexpected detritus popping up down its length — this according charts a journey through a totally unique landscape, one that was inspired by old panorama river maps.

For more information on this artist & illustrator see:  www.melaniecorre.com

12 double-sided pages, individually 3.5" x 9.25" and when fully opened 4ft 1".

back of accordion

back cover

publicity poster by Corre for book release party

[image from artists' website]

an example of a panorama river map, this one is from 1890 

and is a map of the Rhine River from Mainz to Cologne, 

with 3 different views depicted here.