THIS IS HOW THE EARTH MUST SEE ITSELF: A walk with natural features
Tamsin Green
Selfpublished
2021
United Kingdom
London
Manual Editions
Manual editions
Tamsin Green
London, UK
Coptic hand binding
978-1-8384772-0-2
116
GF Smith: Extract 380gsm, Naturalis 120gsm, Zen 120gsm
The book contains 5 limited edition giclee print inserts on recycled paper 7.5x5" and is housed inside a phase-box.
Each edition is made entirely by hand by manual.editions with the following principles in mind: Minimise waste and the use of harmful materials, make locally, prioritise recycling.
‘this is how the earth must see itself’ uses the Ordnance Survey (OS) mapping system and symbols as a framework to explore the English coastline. Using a combination of archival material, open source data and photographs, the project follows the rock features as a guide. The process of ordering the images into these pre-defined categories throws up questions as pebbles become boulders, flowing water becomes outcrop. As with all classification systems, the rules are subjective, leading to their own telling of the story.
The book references the physical properties of the OS map; it’s format, tactility, and folding.
