Andre Nuyens

Bound: 2019
Entry for bookbinding competition, organised by Marja Wilgenkamp and Andre Nuyens
Binding: German Binding covered in parchment.

Description:
The book tells a story about a girl who travels by ship pretending to be a man in the times of the VOC.
I've created a book that suggests that it was bound on the ropes of a ship. I've used characteristic deadeyes and ship knots on the cover. When you open the book, you will find the sails shining through de parchment cover. I play with perspective by making the title only visible from a certain angle.
The use of a parchment as the cover material refers to the fact that they used to reuse old parchment nautical chart as book covers.