Artist: Cathy Immordino (born Eden Prairie, MN & resides Los Angeles, CA)
Self-Published, USA, 2017
Text: English
Soft cover, hand printed & PVA binding, leporello design, cyanotype printing, Edition 20
Artist book concept & designer: Cathy Immordino
Notes: In Lewis Carol’s fantasy novel Through the Looking Glass, the reader embarks on a curious journey that takes them to strange and wondrous events, as if in the Twilight Zone, into a mysterious parallel world. Likewise Cathy Immordino taps into another mysterious experience with the design and layout of her complex and layered artist book of the same title.
She states “The book explores the different uses of lenses in a steampunk manner. From space helmets and ships to submarines, robotic birds and fish, lens growing trees, robots and interior design and more. “Through the Looking Glass” further explores the possibilities of lenses in another reality”.
As observed in the top view of her book below, the book can be experienced by folding, refolding and examining the contents from various perspectives. In the process one finds some mysterious and wonderfully hidden content. Similar to Carol’s narrative, Immordino invites the reader to take a “trip” to consider how one experiences reality and the many possible alternatives to view one’s life perspective.
That the book contains a submarine and to find out the book was Cyanotype printed in her basement (yes, there a few of these in Southern California) is a delightful autobiographical twist. This artist book is very high on creative entertainment value.
Cheers!
PhotoBook Journal 
Wow, this is very creative. Excellent work. How do I get a copy?
Her web site and contact information is linked up in the review. Her artist book is still available.