ARTIST BOOK · 2026

String of Memory

Counting, repetition, and the memory held in the hand.

The rosary is a familiar object whose meaning changes with its materials, its use, and the person holding it. String of Memory brings beads, books, and the act of making into a three-compartment box.

A collection of beads sits alongside a small book documenting commercial rosaries, a needle and thread, and loose beads. An accordion carries a sequence of rising and falling words. Together, these parts invite the reader to consider reflection as a physical practice: something made through touch, rhythm, and return.

Edition 50 variants + five proofs
Dimensions Box: 12.5 × 4.5 × 4 in; book: 3.5 × 3.5 × 3.5 in
Materials Handmade and aged paper, decorated paper, linen thread, beads, wood, plexiglass
Binding Coptic binding and accordion