Description
This limited-edition artist book is produced on the occasion of the exhibition
Erika DeFreitas: and that break is the one that shows (to shift, a curve, to quiver), curated by Elizabeth Diggon, presented at Esker Foundation from 25 January to 27 April, 2025.
what is left is restless and resembles light – as we are seen, is a series of nine works that intuitively coalesce multiple veins of DeFreitas’ research. To begin this work, DeFreitas transcribed a chapter from a book of automatic writings called “Cautions”—a text of great personal resonance. Each page is then illuminated with images, fragments, and notes that speak to spirit photography and the occult, diagnoses of “hysteria” in 19th century women, and depictions of death and loss in medieval illuminated manuscripts.
These works are brought together in a stunning limited-edition artist book that reflects DeFreitas’ artistic process alongside texts from the artist and curator Elizabeth Diggon.
Designed as an accordion-style booklet, each page presents a single artwork that can remain intact, unfold into a continuous piece, or be separated into individual sections—transforming into stand-alone artworks or “postcards” to share with loved ones.
Edition of 60
12 colour pages
Texts by: Erika DeFreitas and Elizabeth Diggon
Editor: Adetola Adedipe
Copy Editor: Elizabeth Diggon
$60.00 CAD + Shipping
