ARTIST BOOK · 2020

Statera, Mizan

The measured Arabic letter meets the marks of everyday life.

The rhombic dot is a unit used to measure and balance Arabic calligraphy. Statera places the twenty-eight letters, printed in red Thuluth script, over historical ledger pages filled with handwriting, seals, signatures, and notes.

The formal proportions of the letters meet the irregular traces of human use. Fourteen engraved camel-bone pieces carry a letter on each side, extending the system of measurement beyond the pages.

Edition 30 variants + five proofs
Dimensions 3.5 × 3.5 × 2.75 in
Materials Historical legal ledger paper, magnesium printing plates, museum board, engraved wood, camel bone, leather
Binding Stiff-leaf binding