Tidal

Tidal was produced for AMBruno’s Volume call in 2021.

I started from a dictionary definition of volume:
the amount of space that a substance or object occupies.

The tidal volume is the amount of air we breathe in and out of our lungs. The book is made of two reverse fold accordian books that are sewn back-to-back. The two volumes are labelled L (left) and R (right). Each volume may be partially opened until the fold reaches its mechanical and material limit (inhale) and then returned to its flat state (exhale).

The two volumes reference the human lungs, their limited capacity comments on the respiratory difficulties that people with the COVID 19 virus experience, and also the artificial ventilation which may be necessary to allow people to continue breathing.

Each book is approximately 120mm wide x 260mm tall. It is made from; Office Depot Pink colored paper 80gsm, single wall corrugated card faced with G.F. Smith Colorplan Cobalt 135gsm and the letterforms are laser-cut from G.F. Smith Colourplan Natural 100gsm.