Letter to Lorca: A View from my Darkroom
Hardcover
2010 · Melbourne, Australia
by Lyssiotis, Peter
Melbourne, Australia: Masterthief, 2010. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. No DJ, as Issued. Limited Edition. Hardcover. With texts by Bernie Rackham, Monica Oppen and Wayne Stock. In the words of the artist 'This is the most personal book I've made. I use a reading of Federico Garcia Lorca as a crutch to hobble through the dark corridors of a (migrant) family, and to take another view of faith, politics [and belief], heritage, obligation, sexuality, creativity, friendship and love." Film maker/writer/book artist Peter Lyssiotis, was born in Cyprus in 1949, and has lived in Australia since 1953. His work is in private collections, State Libraries and State Galleries throughout Australia and has also been collected in France, Switzerland, England and the Netherlands.
"Peter Lyssiotis is a photographer/photomonteur, filmmaker, writer and book artist who has worked in the field of bookarts for over 25 years." Tight, bright, and unmarred. Grey cloth boards, black ink lettering, printed endpages, tipped in photos. 4to. np. Illus (color plates). Limited edition of 10 copies. (Inventory #: 8638)
"Peter Lyssiotis is a photographer/photomonteur, filmmaker, writer and book artist who has worked in the field of bookarts for over 25 years." Tight, bright, and unmarred. Grey cloth boards, black ink lettering, printed endpages, tipped in photos. 4to. np. Illus (color plates). Limited edition of 10 copies. (Inventory #: 8638)