Granary Books announces the publication of The Purification of Fagus
sylvatica var penula by Paul Etienne Lincoln.
The Purification of Fagus sylvatica var pendula is emblematic of
Lincoln's inquiry into the origin and production of memory - and our
ethereal relationship to that intangible evidence of our consciousness.
In this pursuit Lincoln has employed diverse forms and themes, ranging
from examination of historical figures to detailing anything from New
York City infrastructure to "household" machines that dispense
gin-and-tonics (mixed at varying strengths). Comprised of photographs,
diagrams, and text, The Purification records the series of experiments
and performance which detail the afterlife of a specimen of local
vegetation. The book begins, "Situated at the perimeter of Weeping
Beach Tree Park in Queens, New York, was a small pavilion looking on to
a stump of the oldest Weeping Beach in America. In 1847 Samuel Bowne
Parsons, a Quaker and a nurseryman purchased a shoot of Weeping Beach,
Fagus sylvatica var pendula, in Belgium while traveling in search of
unusual plants. On his return to the United States he planted the shoot
at the site of the stump, then part of Parson's Nurseries. Every
Weeping Beach in America is descended from this one tree. Regrettably,
the stump is all that remains, as shortly after this venerable tree's
150th anniversary in 1997 it died and was cut down. The tree had,
however spawned seven progeny, which still grow in a circle around the
original beech."
Over the past two decades, Lincoln has committed himself to creating
complex installations, recordings, and documentation on a wide range of
subject matter. The Purification follows Lincoln's investigation of the
Weeping Beech as a way of detailing and process of examination and
history writing which is ever shifting and defining the world around
us.
10 x 8.5 inches, 48 pp., 34 images; case bound in Avon midnight blue
cloth, with dark blue blocking. Printed on coated stock for the images
and Snowden Cartridge for the text. Edition of 550. ISBN 1-887123-68-7.
Hardcover, $35.00
A publication of Granary Books and Coracle Press
Distributors:
D.A.P. 1-800-338-2665
S.P.D. 1-800-869-7553
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