Giving Voice
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5.0 • 3 Ratings
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- $19.99
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- $19.99
Publisher Description
Weaving together animations of Victoria’s paintings with calligraphy, jazz and the written word, the book is an exquisite and moving rumination on connection, friendship, and how small acts of kindness can literally change the course of a life.
Giving Voice won an Independent Publishers Award for Best Design in 2019 and the e-Literature Award for Best Multi-media Book (silver) in 2020.
In this multi-touch version, the artwork comes alive with vibrant animations set to rhythmic jazz piano. The book’s unique and original artwork encompasses mixed media and gilt paintings, hand lettering, and a time-lapsed, Eastern repousse cover of mokume gane that combines the author's pioneering of ancient Egyptian and Japanese metalsmithing techniques. The pages expand in exceptional detail, and the texts are read by the author to create a truly one-of-a-kind experiential book.
“In an age of clamoring haste and three-second sound bites, Giving Voice arrives like the fall of cool rain in the desert…a sweet and gentle relief. It’s a book of elegant proportion, slow sweeping movement and beautiful composition…” - from the introduction by Nick Bantock, the multi-best-selling author and artist of the Griffen & Sabine Trilogies.
Customer Reviews
Remarkable Work
I love it. This remarkable, inspiring and unique book is a magical journey unlike any other and is beautifully done. Rich colors and patterns metamorphise into stunnning images created by reknown artist Victoria Lansford. Her words dance and flow across the pages filled with insightful thoughts and expressions. The music is contemplative, sophistocated and lovely. I would highly recommend this book as a gift to others or for one’s self.
Amazing
This is what ‘multimedia’ is supposed to be! Visual art, music, and spoken word brought together in a complementary manner. Whether you're checking out a few pages to get a quick pick-me-up of pen, ink, and piano, or parking yourself in one spot to lose yourself in the gestalt, or doing something in between, you’ll find something new inside to keep coming back to.