Pressing On

Closed white book on a light grey surface
Pression On (2019), Carole P. Kunstadt
Closed white book on a light grey surface
Pression On (2019), Carole P. Kunstadt
Open book with a photograph of an iron on the right page. The iron's base is covered with book pages and wrapped in lace.
Pressing On (2019), Carole P. Kunstadt
Open book with a photograph of an iron sustained by nails on the right page.
Pressing On (2019) Carole P. Kunstadt
Close up of the cover of a white book, the title reads "Pressing On"
Pressing On (2019), Carole P. Kunstadt.

Limited edition presentation of 78 color plates of the PRESSING ON Series which consists of over 100 antique irons covered in pages from a 1791 book by writer Hannah More (abolitionist/feminist), combined with scorched lace, tacks, fur and fibers. – “In her (Kunstadt’s) hands, stories are created out of paper, textile and other raw materials, where domestic artifacts have become the potent voice of a new feminist spirit.” Brooklyn Rail

$55.00