Rosen, Jonathon. The Birth of Machine Consciousness. Marseilles: Le Dernier Cri, 2003. First, Limited Edition. Signed and numbered 28/50 copies. Quarto. 29cm. A deluxe limited edition cloth hard-bound book. Silkscreen accordion foldout on heavy paper, secured to the black cloth covers to the rear, allowing a number of ways for the art to be viewed and interpreted. Printed & published 2003 by Le Dernier Cri, Marseilles, France for the show at the La Luz de Jesus Gallery in LA, California.
Described by Kat Kneevers as “…a rumination on science fiction and human fragility… touching on the simultaneous fascination and horror of seeing the entire kingdom of organic life systematically patented and commercially exploited by the unstoppable medical-industrial complex.’
Fine condition, clean and bright, with incredible large colored illustrations that engage the eye and mind on every single page. Published in a very small limitation, with only a handful of holdings in US institutions (MoMa, the Met, The Getty Research Center, Yale). A visually impressive artist’s book, with increased resonance for the current era.
