Swan

Published to accompany an exhibition of the same title, this finely printed volume reproduces a selection of the artists sensitive pastel works focussing on the motif of swans on a lake. With its stark white plumage this creature is perhaps a natural subject for a minimalist eye like Gustafsons. Graceful, long-necked birds glide over satin surfaces that retain the color only of reflection. In some pieces the dialogue is merely between darkness and light. Beautifully graded impressions depict images as they appear in finished works alongside mirror-imaged, lightened ghost reflections of both birds and landscapes. Themes of unity and duality, reality and perception in the original works, are subtly enhanced in this exquisitely designed publication.