Vendredi ou la vie sauvage (Friday or the Wild Life, original French edition), by Michel Tournier
Prepared for the International Competition of the 13th World Art Bookbinding Biennial, held in Paris, France, in 2015. Technique: bound in “chagreen” goatskin. Edges carved and painted with acrylic. Hand-woven bridles and hemp thread details on the book covers. The title of the work and the author are also made with hemp thread and linen thread. The structure of the spine is made with the escartivanas technique.The design alludes to the game that is established between Robinson and Vendredi: I am you and you are me. The letters symbolize the preservation of writing. 29 x 20 cm 2014-2015