Books I Own :
Coffee Table Book [with poetry]
Invite laughter in, even at the wrong moments.
PREMISE
This is a satrical coffee table book. Inspired by the books on my shelf that I own but have never finished.
OVERVIEW
Leigha worked over a period of time photographing the different still life scenes of each book. Once finished she wrote poetry that represented each photo. Collaborating with longtime friend and artist DZ Maciel who designed the structre and cover. Below is an example of these pages and poems.
The steel mill turned.
With the cold hearts of the people.
As we marched along the vacant streets.
The embers rise as the books burn.
[here DZ inspired the burn repeated on the page going up like smoke]
Thump, Thump, Thump
The sound of your regret.
The sound of your decision.
The sound of the floorboards beneath.
We won’t know until the day is done and the night comes.
In that moment I knew. About nothing and everything.
My success and my failures brought me to this exact moment.
I wouldn’t change anything.
One day you will find the right words.
And.
They will be simple.
Squinted eyes loom over the dusted crops.
Ma and Pa standing at the door.
Waiting for the moment.
The sun finishes its arrival.
to start their routine again.
