Borges & I
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Story by Jorge Luis Borges
Description
Once again, Heather Weston successfully navigates subtle psychological territory. This self-reflexive story explores the tension between Borges the writer and Borges the man. Weston magnifies that tension by drawing forth subtext from text, dramatizing the split between id and ego, deeper self and public persona. At the same time, the book functions as a metaphor for Borges' experience of going blind in middle age, a subject not directly alluded to in the story. But Weston interprets Borges' refusal to stop reading and writing as a possible cause of his blindness. Thus, both refusal and blindness are themselves symbolic of the split. Black text is printed offset on black paper, and Weston literally brings the subtext forward from Borges sentences by using blind embossing (raised letters). This gives a physical dimension to the page—with an obvious reference to Braille script—that interrupts and hijacks the prose of Borges the writer. The revealed subtext is a bitter and futile monologue, hewn from within the body of the original text. Insightful.
Publisher
Heather Weston (self-published)
Subject
Blindness, disability, psychology, philosophy, erasure
Extent
11 cm square.
Style
Clothbound concertina.
Material
N/A
Technique
Black text printed offset on black paper. Subtext in blind emboss.
Date
2001
Recommended Citation
Weston, Heather, "Borges & I" (2001). Rollins College Book Arts Collection. 82.
https://scholarship.rollins.edu/book_arts/82
Other Information
Edition 82. Signed by the artist. For more information, visit http://www.vampandtramp.com/finepress/w/weston.html.