Eunice Luk | Bodies of Water

Eunice Luk

Bodies of Water

Toronto, Canada: Slow Editions, 2024

20 pp., 6.5 x 4.6 x 1.9 cm., boxed

Second edition of 50

This rubber stamped and risograph printed accordion fold publication housed between glazed stoneware was inspired by the "delicate and timeless relationship between freshwater mussels and the health of our waterways. Often referred to as ‘living rocks,’ freshwater mussels play an essential role in quietly filtering our rivers. Today, nearly half of the world’s freshwater mussels are listed as imperilled. This rapid population decline reflects habitat alteration, pollution and the loss of fish hosts. The book, a small object with ceramic shell-like covers, is held together by intricate butterfly-shaped accordion folds. Within these pages, plankton, algae, and detritus flow against the backdrop of moving waters, around and through the bivalve. Through its nonlinear form, the accordion bookwork illustrates all bodies of water as a connected entity. It emphasizes the impact of water health on the ecology that freshwater mussels depend on to survive."

Bodies of Water is available from Slow Editions, for $58.00, here. 

Luk’s project for Ontario Culture Days, Small Things (That Run The World) continues at the Niagara Pumphouse Arts Centre (247 Ricardo Street, Niagara-on-the-Lake) until November 2nd. Visit the Ontario Culture Days website for details.