Water Gold Soil by Sayler/Morris
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Water Gold Soil: The American River examines the social and ecological consequences of watershed colonialism through a single flow of water in present-day California.
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A diecut tip-on cover image is reminiscent of unrefined gold while cover typography and endsheets are also stamped in gold foil.
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Photographs, narrative texts, an essay by ElizabethKolbert, and archival images representing the history of extraction in California are woven across varied paper stocks selected to evoke earth and water.
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Folios containing timestamps, coordinates, and captions for each image flow up and down the book’s pages like running water, allowing readers to take in Saylor/Morris’ stunning images before being distracted by their corresponding descriptions.
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Coordinates for each image in the book are foil stamped on the back cover.
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