An absent presence

Our Brines poetry translation project was to have included work by the Spanish artist Alain Roselló (see 'About the title artwork' above). Just before his untimely death in May 2005, Alain had been working intensively on a series of artworks in different media (collages, engravings, drawings, sculptures) which were intended to be photographically reproduced in the book, and to complement the themes of the poems selected. The photo here was taken in the artist's studio as he left it, the chalkboard showing the list of artworks. (The figures refer to the dimensions of the published book.)

Silla (chair)

ROSA (ROSE) NEGRA VERDE AZUL (BLACK GREEN BLUE)
CORAZÓN (HEART)
TARJETA (CARD)
CORTINA (CURTAIN)
PLUMAS (FEATHERS)
NIDO (NEST)
CRÁNEO (SKULL)
CUCHILLO (KNIFE)
DIBUJO AGUA (DRAWING OF WATER) CUADRADO NEGRO (black square)
HUMO (SMOKE)
ÁRBOL (TREE)
ALA (WING)
MARCO (FRAME)
seguido (one after the other)
10'5 x 17'5

Photo: Steve Cranfield