Azarnoosh Hs

The shadow game — an artist book

04 · artist book · silkscreen & torn-paper collage

An artist book that follows a day narrated by a shadow. Silkscreened pages carry hand-torn scraps of text — “I was the one”, “that was me”, “I was the darkness watching you”.

Book page detail with gold and blue swirling silkscreen texture
Book page detail with gold and blue swirling silkscreen texture
Torn paper fragments reading Later that and My sister on a green page
Torn paper fragments reading Later that and My sister on a green page
Torn text reading I was the one beside a white circle on a green page
Torn text reading I was the one beside a white circle on a green page
Fingertip resting on an ochre page with purple line drawings
Fingertip resting on an ochre page with purple line drawings
Torn paper fragment reading crying on a red and green page
Torn paper fragment reading crying on a red and green page
Grey page corner reading Much later: Today is cloudy
Grey page corner reading Much later: Today is cloudy
Torn fragment reading Pff over pale blue ray patterns
Torn fragment reading Pff over pale blue ray patterns
Blue page spread with line drawings of candlesticks
Blue page spread with line drawings of candlesticks
Ochre and green page with hand-drawn wave lines
Ochre and green page with hand-drawn wave lines
Torn fragment reading that was me on a pale blue illustrated page
Torn fragment reading that was me on a pale blue illustrated page
Two torn fragments reading I was the one and that was me
Two torn fragments reading I was the one and that was me
Torn text reading I was the darkness across a light blue page
Torn text reading I was the darkness across a light blue page
Deep red page with torn text reading I was the darkness watching you
Deep red page with torn text reading I was the darkness watching you
Orange page with torn text reading I was the darkness hearing you
Orange page with torn text reading I was the darkness hearing you
Torn strip reading Some Time Later on a grey page
Torn strip reading Some Time Later on a grey page
Blue page with torn text reading long shadow
Blue page with torn text reading long shadow
Red and yellow flame-patterned page with torn text reading Idiot
Red and yellow flame-patterned page with torn text reading Idiot
Red patterned page scattered with torn fragments reading shadow and shadows
Red patterned page scattered with torn fragments reading shadow and shadows
Blue page with torn text reading and vultures
Blue page with torn text reading and vultures
Vermilion page with a single torn fragment reading dead
Vermilion page with a single torn fragment reading dead
Blue and yellow page with torn text reading shadow game
Blue and yellow page with torn text reading shadow game
Pink and red page detail with torn text reading shadows
Pink and red page detail with torn text reading shadows
Hand resting on a cobalt blue silkscreened page
Hand resting on a cobalt blue silkscreened page
Detail of a red and orange flame-patterned page
Detail of a red and orange flame-patterned page
Purple page detail with ochre line pattern
Purple page detail with ochre line pattern
Page detail with the word laughing showing through the paper
Page detail with the word laughing showing through the paper
Dark page with white text about being crushed under a foot
Dark page with white text about being crushed under a foot
Dark page with a glowing red brushstroke
Dark page with a glowing red brushstroke
Torn fragment reading shadow on a dark illustrated page
Torn fragment reading shadow on a dark illustrated page
Blue page with torn text reading crying under the pot
Blue page with torn text reading crying under the pot