Veneer 13

Veneer 13 Flint Jamison January 2025 11 1/2 x 6 x 3/4 inches (29.2 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm)Letterpress, offset, inkjet, laser, and silkscreen printed paper, aluminum foil, iridescent cellophane bag, stickers, spiral bound with aluminum coil122 pages, edition of 400   From handmade to mechanized, from the body to the shop, the code makers are the code breakers—this circuit is closed. Handpicked, letterpressed, offset, inkjet, silkscreened, foil stamped, spiral bound, soup to nuts. Artist as editor, publisher, materials hoarder and printer. Beatrix Potter’s Victorian journal beckons a dedicated decipherer; a neurosurgeon’s manual cautions technicians before imaging; a sheet of music by Juan Gabriel sets the tune for a bittersweet plea; and a North American gas producer leaves holiday gluttons and the nitrous galaxy clamoring. Primary sources are placed before us as documentary guidance. Warnings—from our elders and our experts—are directions for the preservation of our bodies and the earth. V