Waves at My Side.

Ithaca, New York:: Kumi Korf,, 2007.. Edition of 9. 6" x 6" x .75" closed. Intaglio prints cut and folded to form an accordion book. Lithograph cover print. Masa waxed paper backing. Cloth covered boards. Housed in matching lidded box. Signed and numbered by the artist Kumi Korf: "'Waves on my Side' is an accordion-pleated book, with intaglio prints on Japanese paper. The pages are images of waves on one side, when unfolded, and of railroad tracks on the other.  "The piece is inspired by my childhood memories of riding the train alongside a huge cliff at the edge of the Japan Sea. The crashing waves coming close to the tall bluff felt precarious; as a child, needing to trust that the world around must be safe, I felt a foreboding of tragedy. The sea, the cliff, the locomotive with its black smoke, white steam, and shrieking whistles formed a strong memory.