Silverberg, Robbin Ami: Smell of Winter The 1st & last signatures, made from translucent papers with embedded silk pieces of deep purples & whites, express the abstraction of cold through its color tonalities and the crisp rustle of the turning pages. Nestled on these translucent pages are tiny slats of paper with the chemical names used in the perfume. When consecutively read, these words transform to an absurdist sound poem; simultaneously, the abstract imagery becomes suggestive of enlargements of microscopy.
A smaller central signature, also of translucent papers, displays photographs of shadows made on the snow & ice on a visit to Smithson’s Spiral Jetty, Salt Lake, Utah, along with an overlay printing of the handwritten recipe for the perfume.
A narrow paper strip is tipped on to the final page, with a whimsical text by the artist, I mentioned the North Pole. The text tells of an elderly woman who dreams of the smell of her phantom books and the smell of snow.
A spray vial of Snow perfume, is included in the clamshell, designed & produced with MCMC Frqngrances, in a limited edition of 12 spray vials especially for this artist book. Engl., color, texture and layering, along with scent & sound, are all utilized here to evoke the feel of the "Smell of Winter". Archival inkjet text & photography on Dobbin Mill papers, Snow perfume included, designed & produced for this book, Ed. of 10, num., sign., New York, 2014, Dobbin Books Request of availability backnext