Baake, Frans. — Splendid isolation.

(Heerlen, Johan M.H. Deumens), 1992, (35) pag., coloured photographs and coloured woodcuts by Frans Baake, printed in 200 copies, original red cloth decorated in gilt, lettered grey cloth spine, oblong quarto (23,2 x 32 cm.). = Signed in pencil on last page. Photographs made during Baake's journeys have been selected, because of their quality of colour marking, producing an isolation and identification of a part of the image. Wood-cuts `react' upon this phenomenon, printed in a much resembling colour, placed opposite the source. During his travels, Frans Baake makes sketches, photos and notes. The journey is then translated into a work of art, namely an artist's book, which he publishes himself in a small edition. In artists' books, the image usually dominates. The countless artist books that Baake has made are full of photos, woodcuts, linocuts, screenprints, collages and texts. The books are not literally about his travels and are therefore not comparable to the way we make our photo album or diary after a holiday. Baake’s way of working is similar in general: he prepares for his voyage, at the actual trip he will make drawings, writings, photographs; in his studio back home these together with his thoughts and ideas will be transformed into books, prints, sketches, portfolios, articles.