August Eriksson
Circling the Mountain
Night after night, a Japanese monk walked around Mount Hiei in order to empty his conscious mind and transform into a ›living Buddha‹. By the end, he had walked a distance equivalent to the Earth’s circumference. For this unique artist book, being publication and sculpture alike, Swedish Photographer August Eriksson (*1971) travelled to Mount Hiei as well, to undertake the same walk and maybe find the legendary wandering monk. Two questions were prompting him: how perception is related to one’s movement and if there is existential meaning in something as seemingly futile as moving-in-circles.
This artist’s book was published in a limited edition of 300 copies. Each copy was numbered and signed by the artist.
May 2019
ISBN 978-3-7356-0596-2
21 × 14,5 cm
20 pages
9 colored illustrations
Hardcover
Languages: English
Text by
August Eriksson, Stockholm
Design by
August Eriksson, Stockholm
