Altred Book Project

Always wanted to do this. I'm a fanatic book reader. Since I learnt to read I haven't had a time in my life without being in a biginning, middle or at the end of a book. I even went to fast reading classes to help me read more in less time. I love everything that book is and with disregard look at the new technologies taking over with the trendy swoop. For me however the iPad or Kindle a-like device will never replace the wholesome experience of a book. Its pages, its smell its block form. Whoever's seen the 1966 film Farenhite 451 knows what I'm talking about. Here's my favorite part. 
It shows people who learnt their favorite book word by word thus became
them - book people. I was always dreaming if I ever would become a book it would be DUNE by Frank Herbert. This was the first one of the world's famous s-f saga. Artur C. Clarke compared it to Lord of the Ring. And as much as I love the latter I'm s-f lover and I have to re-read the Dune at least once a year. There were few attempts to create a film but I have to say they all failed. If you want to know why you'll have to get into the Herbert's Universe.

So it is no surprise i chose Dune to alter. As it is all about transformations; personal as much as cultural and ecological I decided to focus on the mythological story of the Phoenix to whom there's a reference in the story. For me books work as a virtual creators of alternative realities I wanted this to literary come out of the book, so I'm doing a sculpture of a Pheonix that comes out from the pages. The bird will be made of the Dune paper and will be connected with it by an idea of a nest. At the moment I have to work on the visual side of it. Here are few images of the initial concept with some mock-up birdy.



The Book




Some initial sketches.....when the idea was a bit different....



The Birds






The mock up

Now, hopefuly I can produce my idea neatly for your visual pleasure:o)