PARALLEL PLANES$2350
Rhea Karam
2022
Rhea Karam’s PARALLEL PLANES explores the forms, colors, and textures found in the architecture of New York City. The title is a nod to the symbolism of urban living, where people live side by side in great density, yet their lives rarely overlap. However, within PARALLEL PLANES, Karam suggests that, once a straight line is just slightly angled, it can eventually lead to exciting and unexpected interactions.
Photographs of brick edges, wire fences, and cement walls merge, overlap, and converge in a succession of patterns. These textured surfaces are combined with slivers of vivid color, spray painted onto edges of the prints, adding additional layers to the compositions. Variable page sizes and shapes create additional dimension, changing the surfaces’ relationships with each other and the reader.
PARALLEL PLANES was selected as one of the MoMa’s ten Favorite Photobooks of 2022.
Contact hello@smalleditions.nyc for purchasing information. Editions 9 and 10 remaining.
This title is held in the collections of:
The Museum of Modern Art
The School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University
Yale University
Ringling College
Production Details
11.75 × 16.5 in
34 pages, 1 fold out
Drum leaf binding with German Case
Ink jet printed and spray painted
Cover materials: Belt Sander paper
Enclosed in a custom tarp wrap
Colophon
Edition of 10 + 2AP
Designed by Rhea Karam
Bound by Sarah Smith
Rhea Karam
2022
Rhea Karam’s PARALLEL PLANES explores the forms, colors, and textures found in the architecture of New York City. The title is a nod to the symbolism of urban living, where people live side by side in great density, yet their lives rarely overlap. However, within PARALLEL PLANES, Karam suggests that, once a straight line is just slightly angled, it can eventually lead to exciting and unexpected interactions.
Photographs of brick edges, wire fences, and cement walls merge, overlap, and converge in a succession of patterns. These textured surfaces are combined with slivers of vivid color, spray painted onto edges of the prints, adding additional layers to the compositions. Variable page sizes and shapes create additional dimension, changing the surfaces’ relationships with each other and the reader.
PARALLEL PLANES was selected as one of the MoMa’s ten Favorite Photobooks of 2022.
Contact hello@smalleditions.nyc for purchasing information. Editions 9 and 10 remaining.
This title is held in the collections of:
The Museum of Modern Art
The School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University
Yale University
Ringling College
Production Details
11.75 × 16.5 in
34 pages, 1 fold out
Drum leaf binding with German Case
Ink jet printed and spray painted
Cover materials: Belt Sander paper
Enclosed in a custom tarp wrap
Colophon
Edition of 10 + 2AP
Designed by Rhea Karam
Bound by Sarah Smith
SHIPPING TERMS AND CONDITIONS
GENERAL SHIPPING INFORMATION
We ship worldwide using USPS and UPS.
Small Editions will not be responsible for packages once they leave our studio. Lost or damaged packages must be filed as a dispute with the carrier. We recommend selecting UPS for all international orders.
We take great care of our products and packaging to prevent all damage to the final product. Any damages during transit must be formally filed with the delivery company. We are not responsible for any delays caused by the carrier and will not process any refunds for late deliveries.
All orders require at least 7 business days to be fulfilled.
INTERNATIONAL ORDERS
We recommend selecting UPS for all international orders. International customers may also be charged additional customs, duties, and import fees upon entry into the country, depending on the country's policies. These are the buyer's responsibility and cannot be estimated by Small Editions, so please consider this when placing international orders.
RETURNS AND EXCHANGES
These are often hand-bound publications — hand-collated, hand-stamped, and hand-assembled in our studio. They are irregular by nature. Small Editions does not offer returns or exchanges.
We ship worldwide using USPS and UPS.
Small Editions will not be responsible for packages once they leave our studio. Lost or damaged packages must be filed as a dispute with the carrier. We recommend selecting UPS for all international orders.
We take great care of our products and packaging to prevent all damage to the final product. Any damages during transit must be formally filed with the delivery company. We are not responsible for any delays caused by the carrier and will not process any refunds for late deliveries.
All orders require at least 7 business days to be fulfilled.
INTERNATIONAL ORDERS
We recommend selecting UPS for all international orders. International customers may also be charged additional customs, duties, and import fees upon entry into the country, depending on the country's policies. These are the buyer's responsibility and cannot be estimated by Small Editions, so please consider this when placing international orders.
RETURNS AND EXCHANGES
These are often hand-bound publications — hand-collated, hand-stamped, and hand-assembled in our studio. They are irregular by nature. Small Editions does not offer returns or exchanges.
REQUEST A QUOTE
SCHEDULE A CONSULTATION
Lorem Ipsum