A National Exhibition of Artist Books Addressing
Our Social, Political or Environmental World
June 3 – 26, 2010
Jim Lommasson, talented photographer and interviewer, has created a one-of-a- kind, handmade book for sale at a gallery in Portland.
The title of the book is: I Wouldn’t Wish this War on My Worst Enemy. The content is photos by soldiers, excerpts from interviews and letters.
The price is $800. The gallery will get a commission if it sells.
Coffee Strong will benefit from this sale, and we deeply appreciate the work and heart put into supporting these veterans.
If you are interested in viewing the book, bidding on it, or know someone who would appreciate this work, please let us know at info@coffeestrong.org. The address for the gallery is in the link below.
I Wouldn’t Wish War on My Worst Enemy
A collection of photographs taken by American soldiers after their return from the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars. The book includes quote by the soldiers and families and an essay by a mother of a twice-deployed Marine who said, “Mom, I wouldn’t wish war on my worst enemy.”
The end papers are scans of the last Iraqi newspaper published while Saddam Hussein was in power. There are no photographs or writing by myself. Lommasson tells us, “I want this book to feel like it is it’s own thing, with no outside authorship. I would like an unsuspecting viewer to wonder where the book came from, almost as if it fell out of the sky. “ The only credits are the names of the soldiers and family members after their quote.
Here is a link to the show: http://www.23sandy.com/bookpower/catalog.html
The exhibit Opens on June 4.
