OLD JOY

PHOTOGRAPHS BY JUSTINE KURLAND

FICTION BY JONATHAN RAYMOND

A meditation on cosmic themes of purification and desire, writer Jonathan Raymond describes a hike by two old friends to remote hot springs in the foothills of the Cascades. As the hours progress, and the landscape evolves, twin seekers Kurt and mark enact a pilgrimage of consciousness replete with mystical insights and intimations of subtle spiritual battle. Coupled with the work of Justine Kurland- haunting color photographs of burned forests and naked visionaries in wild tableaux-Old Joy’s narrative of sacrificial transcendence spirals toward an inevitable, violent consummation.

Hardcover: 72 pages
Publisher: Artspace Books (November 15, 2004)
ISBN: 1891273051
Dimensions: 8.2 x 6.4 x 0.5 inches