ISTD 2020 Paradiso
When apreaching the text of Paradiso, canto 33 I wanted to aproach it in a new way so I present Canto 33 an exhibition based on how I interpret the feelings of the text, although it’s heavenly, who says heaven is white and gold with people with wings. I believe that it would be diverse; filled with people from many backgrounds with different stories that are bright and bold.
When approaching this text I was struck by the feeling and journey this last canto
takes you on, it’s emotional and expressive, filled with adoration, passion, and love. Through my journey of creating Canto 33, I discovered this beautiful method of printing and using wood type. Each print is unique filled with texture, displaying on a wall at a large scale celebrates this old method in a new way. Old and new, an old piece of text, a new
translation, an old method of printing with a new application. I ask that you come on this journey through Paradiso’s last canto with openess, it may not all make sense straight away but thats the purpose of poetry to read and re-read, learning and discovering some hing new each time.
takes you on, it’s emotional and expressive, filled with adoration, passion, and love. Through my journey of creating Canto 33, I discovered this beautiful method of printing and using wood type. Each print is unique filled with texture, displaying on a wall at a large scale celebrates this old method in a new way. Old and new, an old piece of text, a new
translation, an old method of printing with a new application. I ask that you come on this journey through Paradiso’s last canto with openess, it may not all make sense straight away but thats the purpose of poetry to read and re-read, learning and discovering some hing new each time.
