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Apperception, a symbolic narrative, artist book with relief-printed etched plates, and screenprinted text onto Japanese Kozo paper, Japanese style binding, with screenprinted checked covers.

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Apperception, a symbolic narrative, title page.

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Apperception, a symbolic narrative, pages 2 and 3, cast of characters.

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Apperception, a symbolic narrative, pages 6 and 7, When life abounds and spirits soar the acrobat does play...

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Apperception, a symbolic narrative, pages 8 and 9, And when the structure is cleft asunder all things wildly rush...

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Apperception, a symbolic narrative, pages 10 and 11, Two islands form in opposition, islands of intellect and intuition...

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Apperception, a symbolic narrative, pages 12 and 13, The islands move as islands must, and signal to converge...

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Apperception, a symbolic narrative, pages 14 and 15, The islands join in unhappy union...

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Apperception, a symbolic narrative, pages 16 and 17, Enclosure of the intuitive creates a tension manifest...

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Apperception, a symbolic narrative, pages 18 and 19, A mountain of profound signficance in essence has been forged...

Dianne Longley - Title of Book: Apperception, a symbolic narrative
Medium: 20 pages, artist book with relief-printed etched plates, and screenprinted text onto Japanese Kozo paper, Japanese style binding, with screenprinted checked covers by artist.
Size: book 28 x 21 x .5cm, book open 21 x 378cm
Edition of 8: signed and numbered, 1991
Brief Description: This book is a metaphysical quest within which the opposing forces of intuition and the intellect collide, with an eventual reconciliation where each is able to complement the other. There is an image glossary in the opening pages, giving the cast of characters their symbolic meaning.