(This is) A Constant Inquiry - a bookwork by Erin Allen, Los Angeles based book artist

"While studying photography in New York and San Francisco, I discovered that layering my photos with text and texture brought to life an image that was more satisfying than a photograph alone" (Erin Allen, 2008)

My creative process is one of constant enquiry. When I was 7 I began my daily ritual of writing in a diary. It is a tradition that continues to this day.

My diaries are many as are the mediums I have accumulated to evoke, conjure, purge and reveal.

Each image chosen is a continuation of proof of existence; of my reachings and divings.

Image and word come together on one surface to illustrate who I am, who I am becoming and who I long to be ...

Size: 136 pages, 6 x 8.5 x 2.25 inches

Media: pen and ink, pencil, paint, drawings, photographs, text, papers

Contact Information: Erin Allen

eallenart@gmail.com

www.erinfaithallen.com