Another Roadside Balloon

Riffing on the dry wit of conceptual artist books by the likes of Ed Ruscha, Bruce Nauman, and John Baldessari, Another Roadside Balloon presents a whimsical suite of candy-colored photographs. Made while driving the American highway, these photographs are portraits of the lonely balloons that float like beacons high above car dealerships and RV parks.

Each handmade copy of this accordion-bound artist book is printed on one long continuous sheet of Japanese Kozo mulberry paper, allowing the viewer to either page individually through the sequence or stretch out the folded panorama. The covers are custom stamped in archival ink with an original title design by Shawn Hazen.

Published by Mud Dog Press

Photographs and Design by Eirik Johnson

Cover Design by Shawn Hazen

21 pages / 5.25×7.25 inches

Handmade and bound accordion design with archival stamped cover
Archival pigment prints on Kozo mulberry paper, cover on G.F. Smith Colorplan Candy Pink