The Brightest Star

DESCRIPTION:

(English)
Handcrafted linocut-printed Artist Book.
Limited edition of 30 copies, numbered and signed.
Dimensions: 18 x 13 cm
Sold with a double-sided laserjet-printed leporello on Red paper.

(Français)
Livre d'art imprimé en linogravure.
Tirage limité à 30 exemplaires, signés et numérotés.
Dimensions: 18 x 13 cm
Inclut un leporello imprimé en laser jet sur papier Rouge.

SYNOPSIS:

(English)
‘The Brightest Star’ is a homage to Paul Oremland’s underground coming-of-age gay drama Like It Is. In this zine-inspired linocut micro-publication, the film's two main themes come together: on the one hand, the desire for the male body and how it guides the protagonist’s discovery of his sexual orientation, and, on the other, the idea that boxing is a practice built on the principle of the confrontation of two male bodies in a quest for virility and dominance. The hero evolves in these two parallel worlds and discovers his identity through his body, which serves as either a shield of protection or a mirror of desire.

(Français)
"The Brightest Star" retrace le paradoxe que vit Craig, jeune boxer qui découvre son homosexualité dans le film "Like It Is" de Paul Oremland. Ayant comme point de départ l’insulte "Lavender Boy," utilisée pour désigner un garçon qui serait considéré comme trop féminin, ce fanzine imprimé en linogravure, confronte la virilité caractéristique de l’univers de la boxe à la délicatesse de la découverte de la sensualité du corps masculin.

Thank you for your interest!
Merci pour votre intérêt!