A self-published artist's book and narrative in poetry, We Fold Open the House hinges on queer ritual and archive. It documents the emotive and dreamlike experience of patching together and releasing found kinship amidst collective turmoil.Captured through printed text and gestures of handwriting, as well as misregistration and spaciousness, We Fold Open the House presents itself in embodied and adapted forms simultaneously - as the queer body does.
WE FOLD OPEN THE HOUSE: A narrative in poetry
Printed by the author at the
Independent Publishing Resource Center
318 SE Main St.
Portland, Oregon USA
February 2024
Inside pages are an assortment of papers including drafting, tracing, glassine, and tissue papers. The writing is laser printed and screen printed, with handwriting taking from journal entries. The back and front covers are made from repurposed materials and the binding is handstiched in waxed linen thread.
Copyright © Ahnika Wood, 2024. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner without written consent from the author, except in the case of quotations embodied in other writing.
Variable edition of 20