![]() This Arion artist book edition seeks to situate Shelley’s work in a contemporary setting that refocuses the spotlight from the monstrous to the human struggle that drives the core of the story. Frankenstein’s tale, yet growing directly from the heart of Shelley’s story. The resulting black and white drawings appear both surprisingly modern and timeless, departing from the gothic visuals traditionally associated with Dr. ![]() When the drawings are sized-down to fit the pages of the book, the accumulation of lines creates an effect similar to the cross-hatching incised into an etching plate. ![]() The paper was spun and the process repeated from different angles to construct a picture. With each horizontal mark, ink dribbled downwards. These mechanisms in place, a series of horizontal lines was made on the paper. ![]() Sheets of butcher paper were pinned to a board fixed to the wall by means of a turntable. For the project, Hawkinson built a customized pen tool incorporating a hypodermic needle stylus and gravity-fed ink reservoir. ![]()
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