Magnetic: Fields artist book {pre-sale}
I’ve been working on a new cameraless project that is evolving into an artist book called MAGNETIC:FIELDS. Click here for details »
MAGNETIC:FIELDS features 31 color photographs across 48 pages. Each copy includes an original silver gelatin chemigram made at Badwater Basin, Death Valley, during the March 2026 superbloom. Design, layout, essay, and photographs by the artist. Printed and bound in Minneapolis in an edition of 25 plus six artist proofs (A–F), totaling 31 copies.
Dimensions (H x W x D) inches 4.25 × 5.25 inches closed and 31 × 5.25 inches open, with a fold-out panel of 5.25 × 17 inches
Includes one silver gelatin chemigram print (unique, 1/1, signed on version) in selection of 31 prints, available on a first-come, first served basis. Indicate print preference in order form.
Shipping June 2026. Price to increase to $350 on June 1, 2026.
31 Meditations in Death Valley: print selections for artist book
Unique, expired silver gelatin chemigrams (gold-toned) from the series Magnetic:Fields. Each 4 × 5 inch print was created in Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park, the lowest point in North America, elevation 282 feet below sea level. The site-specific work by R. J. Kern was created on March 1-2, 2026 during a superbloom, considered by scientists as a "once-in-a-decade" event. Each unique print will be presented in an artist book folio.
