808 by Bethune Christopher (1 results)

Soft Cover. Condition: New. Each edition limited to just 200 editions \nPrinted on uncoated paper using monochromatic cold inkjet.\n\n"Crime City 808"\na.k.a 808,\nis a pungent, brutal homage to "they".\n"they" refers to all the dystopian cities, books, novels, games, movies & universes\nthat would define my future self, and this since my early teenager years.\n\nA childhood lost in thoughts, imprinted with the blast of different cultures, every single night, i was dreaming with open eyes.\n\nWithout knowing it, they slowly forged what's to become my grown-up tastes,\nthey early shaped my visual spectrum, frames after frames, story after story,\nthey unconsciously developed my deep interest for architecture, for drawing, for dreaming.\nfinally, after years of imaginary escapes, after accumulating so much virtual visual data, they pushed me to see the world.\n"808"\nis a non-hidden love-wink to Kawajiri's early masterpiece OEDOCITY 808,\nMainly shot without any sun, the book is filled with nightly City-scapes, lonely wanderers and strange beasts around dark corners.\n\nBecause each book is hand produced it nmay contain some minor imperfections in the printing or binding.\n\n808 by Christopher de Bethune\nL'Atelier RisoGraphique n°7 : Soft-Binding 210 x 297 mm 36 pages\nLimited Edition of 200 copies\nBook Designer : Thibault Geffroy.