ens memoralis – Testimony
“ens memoralis: Testimony” is an artists’ book by Leo Asemota on his extraordinary performance at the National Portrait Gallery in London on June 26, 2008. Published in an edition of ten unique copies, the book is a considered and concise biography on the production and is presented in accordion pleated pages – unfolds to a length of 15.5 feet – in a hard back cover housed in a black clothbound hardcover slipcase.
Each edition features Asemota’s handwriting in pigment ink, drawings in lead pencil which include the seven Marshallings in the performance, drawings in orhue (kaolin) and coal*, a post-it note, a leaf out of a book of collected poems by Rudyard Kipling, photocopies, post-card, a piece of ribbon, a unique Polaroid SX-70 Blend colour photograph, newsprint, production handout on letter headed paper and archival colour photographs; affixed to the spine of the slipcase is the Stabilo eraser tipped HB Blacklead pencil with which the drawings were made.
*Pages contain orhue (kaolin) and coal sand particles
2008
Publisher: EOTLA
35 concertina-pleated pages
English, Edo and German
14.8 x 21 x 3.3 cm
Edition: 10 unique copies , each signed by Leo Asemota
Price on application. All enquiries to enterprise@eotla.com
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