Hand printed in archival ink on fine art paper, this is a cloth bound book in a limited edition of 14 copies.

Every page has pop-ups, flaps, and other surprises. A metal laser cut map of the city, showing its resemblance to a fish, is embedded in the cover.

As well as a dream world of fantasy, the book also explores the history of a very real city in an afterward which illuminates the references to Venice’s past through the book’s story.

All of my work explores the ways in which our own personal narratives shape the world we inhabit.

Venice might be the paradigm of this idea – it is an invented geography, an ‘improbable city’ built up from a collection of islands by refugees seeking safety.

It exists as vividly in our imagination as it does in reality. -Publisher