BOOKS

Relationships, 2024

$30.00

Relationships is a visually rich book by Rebecca Marimutu, documenting her artistic exploration of photography through the integration of tactile materials such as paint and oil pastels. In this work, Rebecca transforms archival images by painting, cutting, dissolving, and scanning them, questioning the authenticity and permanence of photography. The altered prints outlast their originals, challenging traditional notions of the "sanctity" of photographs.

The book features over 100 original pieces and unpublished photographs from the project, accompanied by intimate notes from her phone app. These personal writings reflect her emotional processing of various relationships—romantic, platonic, familial, and even with her dog—during the year 2022. The notes were often written in response to situations that took Rebecca at least three days to fully process due to a processing disorder. While some notes were intended to be sent, they were ultimately unsent, marking a narrative of unspoken emotions.

Published by Anchovy Press, with support from Goucher College, this is the first published edition after two handmade editions on kraft paper. Edition of 200 copies.