Leslie Hirst : Portfolio : of rock and air

Leslie Hirst of rock and air 21 November - 18 December 2019

of rock and air
Chazan Gallery
21 November - 18 December 2019

Leslie Hirst of rock and air cyanotype prints on silk, cotton and glass mounted to salvaged industrial window frames

Cloudcuckooland (detail)
2019
cyanotype prints on silk, cotton and glass mounted to salvaged industrial window frames
66 in. x 61 in.

Cloudcuckooland is a visual/verbal conversation between matter and words, substance and light. Borrowing the title from Stuart Chase's seminal 1938 text The Tyranny of Words, salvaged industrial windows frame an inventory of nonverbal objects to propose the intangible truths of Freedom and Justice.
(Detail image of left window installation spelling out the word Freedom.)

Cloudcuckooland
2019
cyanotype prints on silk, cotton and glass mounted to salvaged industrial window frames
66 in. x 61 in. (overall window frame size)

Leslie Hirst of rock and air cyanotype prints on cotton

These Things (frontispieces)
2019
cyanotype prints on cotton
8.75 in. x 8.385 in. each

Unique prints for the covers of the limited edition artist's book entitled These Things.

of rock and air
Chazan Gallery, installation view

Leslie Hirst of rock and air unique artist's book (prototype)

These Things
2018
unique artist's book (prototype)
12.25 in. x 10 in. (closed cover dimensions)

of rock and air
Chazan Gallery, installation view

Leslie Hirst of rock and air interior spreads

These Things
2018
interior spreads

Leslie Hirst of rock and air cyanotype print on Fabriano

Flying Carpet.1
2018
cyanotype print on Fabriano
39.125 in. x 27.75 in.

Leslie Hirst of rock and air cyanotype print on Fabriano and silk

Flying Carpet.2
2019
cyanotype print on Fabriano and silk
39.125 in. x 27.75 in.

Leslie Hirst of rock and air colored pencil on paper

PA-6
2019
colored pencil on paper
17.5 in. x 13.5 in.