ANASA












Scenes of trees and flowers around North London through the seasons, shot on Polaroid film.
Anasa zine takes the title from the Greek word for breath. Each breath we take acts as a small embodiment of the larger rhythms of the natural world. Everything is temporary and perpetually in motion - falling and rising, constantly moving through cycles of death and renewal, balance is found in the ever-shifting current of change.
Started during a period of loss, through the simple act of walking in my local park, taking solace in observing the trees. Tracking the changes through the seasons: from skeletal branches against a white sky, as the growing foliage slowly & then suddenly blots out the view, bright flowers appearing like constellations in the night sky.
Shot on black & white Polaroid film, a medium of soft focus, warm texture and contrast, altering a fleeting instant through chemistry: leaves and branches become abstract shapes, forming a balancing act between light & dark.
Before we know it the cycle begins again, leaves dropping to form fertile soil for the next season of growth, showing us nothing is ever lost, only transformed. A single tree can be enough to keep us anchored when lost, locating us in the undying rhythm of life, death & renewal, connecting us to our ancestors, & those who follow in our footsteps.
ANASA Zine & Print
>>Zine
Lotus fold zine with metallic paper hardcovers
Riso-printed in black on Context Natural 115gsm paper
8 × 8cm
Edition of 99
Signed, stamped, and numbered
>>Screen-print
Two colour hand-pulled screen-print
Printed on delicate 36gsm Japanese Awagami green paper with four deckled edges
43 × 52cm
Edition of 13
Signed, stamped and numbered

