Inside Out-Outside In [IO-OI] by Sumi Perera

This work explores the cusp of the inside & outside, which was of greatest importance during the phase/face of the global pandemic. The cover lets you judge the book via circular apertures.  The title etched in embossed fonts [Inside Out] protrude outwards from within the front cover, and the debossed fonts [Outside In] intrude from outside to within the cover. It appears as a non-textual, purely visual exploration, till one discovers that French-folds open up, to reveal enclosed hidden/unseen texts.  Designed for The Power of Ten exhibition for the international Textile Festival ‘15. A trilogy of books explored the trajectories taken by the body inside & outside the built environment. [Won the Incline Press Award-Society of Bookbinders International Conference & Competition ‘17; The Manly Library Award & acquisition, NSW Australia]The subtitle is a play on the word RED/READ, signifying the danger of fake news, conspiracy theories, a matter of life & death during th