Language Möbius by Jana Sim
A trade edition of Sim's original book Language Möbius. While the original had three Möbius strips of differing sizes symbolizing the frustration of learning another language, this trade edition provides a single Möbius strip to illustrate and symbolize the difficulty.
Jana Sim: "The most difficult part of learning another language is everyday conversation where an immediate response is needed. Language Möbius is about my conversation process. The loop in my brain goes like this: hearing English, thinking in Korean, translating, then speaking in English."
Processes, Dimensions, and Edition Information
By Jana Sim
Chicago, Illinois: Jana Sim, 2011. Edition of 15.
5.25 x 3.125 x 2.25" lidless cloth-covered box housing one Möbius strip constructed of Somerset paper. Text in Korean and English is letterpress printed on the Möbius strip. Slip on band with three sides of clear acetate and top of heavy paper with colophon adhered to interior and paper title label on exterior. Signed and numbered by the artist.