Tunnel Vision by Memory Press

"’Tunnel Vision’ takes a novel look at the Holland Tunnel, which connects New York with New Jersey. When I began this project, and did some historical research, the story of the tunnel itself, its workers, and its chief engineer fascinated me. This book seemed an ideal venue to mesh the child's fantasy and the historical background. The book's structure is a tunnel book, 200 cm long when fully opened; the inside of the book depicts the imaginary vision of a colorful underwater world, where vintage and modern cars travel through its space accompanied by fish. The outside of the book represents the reality: close to 6 million tiles were used for the tunnel, so I used the tile pattern to create the outer walls of the book. It is here that I also include some of the more significant historical facts. The book is dedicated to my father, a manual laborer, whose contributions, like the workers of the tunnel, remained anonymous.” - Maria Pisano
 
Colophon: "Created as a result of a residency at the Experimental Printmaking Institute at Lafayette College (EPI), Professor Curlee Holton, director. The book incorporates letterpress – for the poem and images in front and back covers, collagraphs – the interior and exterior walls of the accordion supports, intaglio, relief, chine collé, lithography, and digital printing –- the internal supports of the book. There are 8 inside supports, and each is cut to expose the depth of the tunnel. ... Printed at the Experimental Printmaking Institute at Lafayette College, at the University of the Arts, and at the artist's studio."