JOHN WARWICKER

 He has taken the themes, ideas, histories and memories which have informed and influenced him to produce a sophisticated and yet elegiac book constructed from his critical writings, photography, drawings, film, print, typography, poetry and prose.

Inspired by the ancient Japanese artists of Ukiyo-e* and a polymath's myriad references, John Warwicker has for over 10 years been one of the most original thinkers in the design and creative industries.

This project was partly the inspiration for the theme I chose for  this book. It functions as an archive, addresses the ephemeral, and flirts with memory and fantasy.

* Ukiyo-e is a style of Japanese prints that depict themes of the fleeting nature of life.