This risograph artists' book correlates to an exhibition by Metaferia and is modeled after traditional Ethiopian "magic" talisman scrolls. The book is a contemporary paper scroll book out of collaged images of Black Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC) women (cis and trans femmes) who have previously engaged in her 'By Way of Revolution' social practice workshops around the country.
Been Magic * Been Real is printed to scale of the human form, and can be hung as art, gazed upon, read, recited, or carried as armor in its portable carrying case as a wearable sculpture, much like the traditional scrolls it was modeled after. Like the original scrolls, the book functions as a "visual medicine" with a twist toward contemporary politics and social justice.
Been Magic * Been Real is printed to scale of the human form, and can be hung as art, gazed upon, read, recited, or carried as armor in its portable carrying case as a wearable sculpture, much like the traditional scrolls it was modeled after. Like the original scrolls, the book functions as a "visual medicine" with a twist toward contemporary politics and social justice.
Been Magic * Been Real: Helina Metaferia Limited Edition Risograph Book
$ 63.75
