We’ve had a lot of mustaches lately, even traveling mustaches. But now we have a traveling book. For thirty-six weeks, a sketchbook was sent in random order between four artists: two in Brooklyn, two in Belfast.

Every Wednesday, one participant would receive the book. The following Monday it was sent out, giving each artist five days to complete his work. The idea is to make a drawing based on the last drawing made by the last artist received the book.

A small portion of each entry extends on to the following page. Beyond this, there was no communication between the artists concerning the content of book during its making.

The book’s first trip across the atlantic was on 2 June, 2003. Its final trip was on 2 February 2004. By the tome it was completed, the book had travelled over sixty thousand miles.

jonas smets

book, illustrations

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