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Boxed collage using illustrations from 'The Magic Tree' by Gerald McDermott (1941-2012). Fellow of the Joseph Campbell Foundation, filmmaker, illustrator and story teller, McDermott's work often features archetypal trickster figures.
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| Originally published in the seventies I found my copy in a charity shop. A library book from Downham Market Norfolk, the date stamps reveal the book was borrowed 56 times between 1975 and 1986 when presumably it was retired or perhaps borrowed but never returned to avoid mounting fines. The 'printers tray' box frame is from one my favourite stores - the fabulously cheap 'n' cheerful Nordic 'Tiger'. |
The Magic Tree is a traditional Congolese folk tale about twin boys. I find the moral of the story a bit confusing though there's a clear message/warning about forgetting who loves you. The illustrations are beautiful-like an Afro version of Matisses's paper cuts. No wonder this book has recently been reissued it's delightful. Themes include; night and day, leaving home, 'monsters' (a crocodile), a night voyage (in a canoe) and the masculine and feminine. Individuation?
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