I Close My Eyes, Then I Drift Away
- Publisher
- Libraryman
- Year
- 2019
- ISBN
- 978-91-88113-34-4
- Specifications
- Offset printed hardcover
21.5 × 27.5 cm
48 pages
30 color plates
Linen thread bound
Blind embossing on front cover and spine
Dustcover with typography on front cover and spine in white foil
Beige headband
First edition of 1,000 copies
Special edition of 50 copies, numbered, in paperboard slipcase, screen printed in white, with original print; signed and hand-painted by Katrien De Blauwer and François Halard
The idea for I Close My Eyes, Then I Drift Away by Katrien De Blauwer was founded as a commission for De Blauwer to anatomise archival works of François Halard into a new and rare narrative. With a seductive and dreamlike state, bordering femininity and masculinity, she lets the observer immerse by the means of power structures and illusions, with nuances and parables to the contrasting career of Halard’s, yet with the most imaginable awe. All photographs appearing in this book were taken by François Halard and accumulated on July 3rd, 2019 by Katrien De Blauwer in Arles, France.