Jackson Fahnestock ~ California

Three Tours
By Jackson Fahnestock
San Francisco, California: Jackson Fahnestock, 2008.

Three accordion books — A Little Black & White Book, A Place Where, and Inked Impressions [see individual descriptions] — in a wooden case (8.25 x 6") in the shape of a building with peaked tower and architectural elements.

Jackson Fahnestock: "The books describe three 'tours' of imaginary towns where the visitor has paused and reflected on what's before him. No people or sensory aspects are available. Audio and video tapes are forbidden here. It is a staging of the theater of the mind where we must conjure our own one-act plays with the limited props before us. When the 'Birds baptize their beaks with this liquid balm...' we reflect on the many roles of the fountain and the potential ways in which nature and people interact with the built environment. It's a purposeful slowing and focusing of our consumption of the vast array of information bits before us....

"The books are meant to be picked up at random and used as prods for our own imagination – to extend ourselves into the setting and conjure a personalized scenario for each stop on the 'tours.' And, importantly, they are to stand on their own as pleasing works of art."
$375

A Little Black & White Book
By Jackson Fahnestock
San Francisco, California: Jackson Fahnestock, 2008. Edition of 100.

5 x 6.5"; 8 pages. Accordion structure. Inkjet printed on an Epson 9800. Primary typefaces: Papyrus, Tunga, Calibri Bradley Hand IPC. Paper: Innova Smooth Cotton, High White. Wrapped in an illustrated bandoleer.

Small architectural elements pulled from larger edifices. Original black-and-white photographs, text, and design by Jackson Fahnestock. Sites: Simiane-la-Rotonde, France (cover); Orvieto, Italy; Ravenna, Italy; Assisi, Italy; Pienze, Italy; Marseille, France; Nice, France, & Isola Bella, Italy; Siena, Italy; Aix en Provence, France.
$125

A Place Where
By Jackson Fahnestock
San Francisco, California: Jackson Fahnestock, 2008. Edition of 100.

5 x 6.5"; 8 pages. Accordion structure. Letterpress printed text by Richard Seibert. Inkjet printed images by Photoworks (San Francisco) and the artist. Typefaces: Maiandra GD, Papyrus. Paper: innova Smooth Cotton, High White, 215 & 315 gsm. Wrapped in an illustrated bandoleer.

Original photographs, text, and design by Jackson Fahnestock from a travel compendium. Images: Les Baux de Provence, France (cover); Paris; Arco, Spain; Bonnieux, France; Bonnieux; Arco de la Frontera, Spain; Granada, Spain; Aix en Provence, France; Ronda Spain; Paris (back cover).
$125

Inked Impressions
By Jackson Fahnestock
San Francisco, California: Jackson Fahnestock, 2008. Edition of 100.

5 x 6.5"; 8 pages. Accordion structure. Text letterpress printed by Richard Seibert. Images inkjet printed by Photoworks. Primary typefaces: Dilenia UPC and Maiandra GD. Paper: Innova Smooth Cotton, High White, 215 & 315 gsm. Wrapped in an illustrated bandoleer.

Original sketches, text, and design by Jackson Fahnestock from a travel compendium. From his original black-and-white sketches of architectural bits of Europe. Sites: Cordoba, Spain (cover); Ronda, Spain; Crillon le Brave, France; Ossuccio, Italy; Pienza, Italy; Aix en Provence, France; Cortona, France; Simiane-la-Rotonde, France (back cover).
$125