Jungjin Lee - Desert El Croquis Arrives courtesy of TIS Books

Arrives courtesy of TIS Books (New York City)

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Jungjin Lee - Desert El Croquis Arrives courtesy of TIS BooksDesert comprises four series of works (each bound as a separate book and presented in a unique slipcase), all of which contain monochromatic images of arid lands. Stratigraphy etched into rock faces, massive stones, cave like precipices and anthropomorphic fauna showcase an extensive compendium of the desert's many faces and textures. Each image focuses on the landscape's formal qualities, eschewing human presence, simultaneously evoking late 19th