UNICORN
published by Libraryman in 2018.
40 pages, 20 color plates. 23.5 cm x 30cm
Unicorn is comprised of a series of seemingly abstract still life photographs, which upon further inspection reveal themselves to be tautly illustrative photographic rebus puzzles — allusive devices that use pictures to represent words or parts of words. The solutions retain a strong connection to the artist himself, and in some ways can be viewed as a subliminal summary of the artist’s ethos and character.
PHYTOPHILE
published by Dashwood Books in 2019.
12 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 5 1/4 x 8 inches.
Phytophile: Defined as a person who is especially interested in plants. Artist, Bela Borsodi explores one woman’s relationship with plants with model Faina in a zine created for Dashwood. A modest publication that shows how a zine can be the perfect photobook venue for a small self-contained project. It’s quirky, sexy, and decidedly offbeat, but Borsodi’s surprisingly engaging images are the result of both consistently thoughtful staging and successful collaboration with his model.