Andrea Dezso: Shadow Books 2

ART

Pop-Up Books
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Painted Journals
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Sketchbooks
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Cut Paper & Shadow-Work
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Drawing 1 2 3 4 5 6
Embroidery 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Sculpture 1 2 3

FEATURED PROJECTS

Demon Bridegroom 1 2 3 4
Kamiyama Art 1 2 3 4 5
MTA Arts for Transit 1 2 3 4
McSweeney's 23 Art 1 2 3
Publikum Calendar Art 1 2 3

WRITING

Illustrated Fiction 1 2 3 4
Non-Fiction 1 2 3 4 5 6
Fiction Writing 1 2 3

TEACHING

Interface Studio 1 2 3 4 5 6
Typography 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Collaborations 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Design Process 1 2 3
Book Design 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Immigrant Mural 1 2 3 4

"This concept of light as a narrative element is elaborated in Andrea Dezsö's The day we changed our lives forever- intimate papercuts, tunnel books made from three layers of cut paper. In a dark room, each little environment, alive with fantastical and whimsical creatures, sits on a small shelf at eye level. Peeking into these worlds from the sides are the most influential characters: tiny red, green and blue LED lights that correspond to three sliding knobs on the wall. Shifting the balance of light from blue to green changes the energies and intentions of conversing devils, whispering rabbits, dancing pixies, perching grasshoppers; the creatures live in aÊtenuous balance between cute and sinister according to the behaviors of red, green and blue. Here, the narratives are open-ended; we create the story as we the turn the knob."

Chloe Hawkins: Zero to Superhero, NY Arts Magazine September 2005

Andrea Dezsö: The Day We Changed Our Lives Forever /left: Mushroom Forest,
middle: Devil's Den, right: We Play. These shadow books were on display at the Flux Factory
in the Comix Ex Machina show in July 2005
Cut-out, hand sewn paper tunnel books with interactive LED lights. (LED engineering: Sandy Chen)
Viewers can change the colors of the lights illuminating the scenes.