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De La Pulcra Ceniza Publishing
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(Juan Miguel Muñoz) |
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| The series of Micronesian Books produced by Juan Miguel Muñoz reflect his talents as sculptor and visual artist, his experience at Random House (Spain), and his passion for aesthetic experience. Inspired by the belief of Juan Ramón Jiménez (Spanish poet and 1956 Nobel laureate) that the experience of text is dependent upon context, Juan Miguel Muñoz has created for selections of poetry, essay, and short story a unique "esthetic microclimate" to present an "unforgettable message." Each of the seven productions is brilliantly unique. |
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Micronesian Books No. 1: escrito de la nieve
Designed by Juan Miguel Muñoz
Barcelona, Spain: De La Pulcra Ceniza, 1997. Edition of 100.
5.5 x 4.75"; 2 pages. Text in Spanish. Printed on vellum. Auden's verse engraving on polyester foam and engraved leather. Housed in a CD case. In lightweight paper slipcase.
Juan Miguel Muñoz: "Albrecht Dürer, W.A. Auden and Sir William Scoresby mixed in a particular poetical work which tells about someone who reads the future written in the snow."
$110 |
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| Micronesian Books No. 2: Los mineros niños; La cantera; El cuprífero |
Designed by Juan Miguel Muñoz
Barcelona, Spain: De La Pulcra Ceniza, 1998. Edition of 100.
5.5 x 4.75"; 2 pages. Text in Spanish. Printed on vellum. Lead and copper interweaved. Housed in a CD case. In lightweight paper slipcase.
Juan Miguel Muñoz: "Three poems about living at a quarry or a mining town (a personal obsession)."
$110
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| Micronesian Books No. 3: El Oso de Arensica y La Fuente Tiquismiquis |
Designed by Juan Miguel Muñoz
Barcelona, Spain: De La Pulcra Ceniza, 1999. Edition of 100.
5.5 x 4.75"; 4 pages. Text in Spanish. Housed in a CD case. In lightweight paper slipcase.
Juan Miguel Muñoz: "A short story which tells about the long years of enmity between a fountain and a bear. The publication was made in honour of laureate English poet Ted Hughes, who died in 1998. This book has … encyclopedic information about fountains and bears printed on silk paper."
$110
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Micronesian Books No. 4 & No. 5: Eros 1916; Tánatos 1916
Designed by Juan Miguel Muñoz
Barcelona, Spain: De La Pulcra Ceniza, 2000. Edition of 202.
5.5 x 4.75"; single sheet folded. Text in Spanish. Printed on vellum. Black & white image lines bottom of each case. Housed in two CD cases. No 4 includes a metallic medal. No 5 includes a condom.
Two distinct writing choices in 1916 — the erotic and the war.
Juan Miguel Munoz, regarding No 4: "In 1916, while the first world war moved forward in Europe, in two neutral countries a few writers had been writing about the erotic. James Joyce, the most famous of them, was in Switzerland writing Ulysses."
Regarding No. 5: "In 1916, a few unfortunate writers, Ungaretti and Apollinaire among others, had been fighting and writing at once at the firing line."
$160
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Micronesian Books No. 4
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Micronesian Books No.5
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Micronesian Books No. 6: Erebo y Terror
Designed by Juan Miguel Muñoz
Barcelona, Spain: De La Pulcra Ceniza, 2003. Edition of 250.
5.5 x 4.75"; 125 pages. Book bound in red paper covers. CD case with compass and foldout map of the voyage. In a lightweight paper slipcase.
Juan Miguel Muñoz: "A personal vision of the mythical and tragic voyage of Sir John Franklin through the North West Passage."
The production includes a compass and foldout map of Sir John Franklin's voyage along with a book about the tragic voyage.
$125 |
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Micronesian Books No. 7: Medianoche a Mediodia
Text by Kenji Nagara
Designed by Juan Miguel Muñoz
Barcelona, Spain: De La Pulcra Ceniza, 2006. Edition of 300.
5.5 x 4.75". Text and illustrations printed in white on black paper. Text in Spanish. Contains three small scrolls with weight to hold the paper down. Housed in a CD case. In a red velvet slipcase.
Juan Miguel Muñoz: "A fine and superb [example of] Nagara's work. The acclaimed Japanese master is ... an apocryphal poet made in Spain. A risky version of the traditional Japanese esthetic."
$160 |
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