And Yet My Mask is Powerful by Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme

A collection of works by multimedia artists Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme.

The book was published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the London gallery Carroll/Fletcher in 2016. Following on from their previous work, The Incidental Insurgents (2012-2015), the book explores the apocalyptic logic of contemporary crises. The title is borrowed from the poem Diving Into the Wreck by American poet Adrienne Rich. The pair visited destroyed villages in occupied Palestine and documented a group of Palestinian youths wearing Neolithic masks. These masks, some of the oldest in the world, were originally found in the West Bank and are now kept in a private Israeli collection. The pair 3D printed the masks based on the photographs used in their online exhibition of the masks.

This book focuses on the creative process of these works, weaving together screenshots, video captures, handwritten notes and documents. It is not just a collection of documents, but a multi-layered spin-off work that resembles a travelogue that traces the trajectory of the duo's journey.

First edition of 1,000 copies.

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Title: And Yet My Mask is Powerful
Artist: Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme
Printed Matter Inc., 2017
Softcover, 240 x 205 mm
184 pages?
First edition of 1000 copies
ISBN: 9780894390906
¥2,600 + tax