X

Artist Book, SOd Books, 2026

X is a book composed of two intersecting lines. The first is a found visual poem: a sequence of photographs consisting solely of variations on the symbol X. These images were photographed in the inner suburbs of Melbourne during and after the COVID-19 lockdowns, when such marks were used to indicate where people should stand in order to maintain social distancing. The photographs document the everyday appearance of X as a social distancing marker while also forming a visual meditation on isolation. The second line is a series of definitions for X, one of the oldest and most polysemic of human symbols. Considered as verb, noun, adjective, abbreviation, symbol, and icon, the sequence can be read as a list poem, either alongside the photographs or as a standalone lyric.

Limited edition of 50 signed copies. Contact me if you would like to purchase one.

A PDF is also available here. 

SOd Books, aka StaleObjectsdePress, is a small independent Australian press dedicated to avant-experimental works, artist's books, and book-length poetics. They were previously based in Sydney, but are now present in Melbourne and Canberra.