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RE - A Tale of Two Cities

Item date(s): 2022

Robbin Ami Silverberg
Kim Berman


Pages: unpaged
Size: 600mm
Binding: Stitched
Language: English
Inscription: Signed by both artists
Edition: #1/10 + 2APs


Place publication: New York & Johannesburg, RSA
Publisher: African Street Press, JHB and Dobbin Books, NYC

Additional notes:
Drypoint, etching, monoprint and silkscreen on Dobbin Mill papers with embedded detritus and clothing, plastic mesh.

Imagery from Greenpoint, Brooklyn and the reclaimers informal settlement, 'Bekezela" Newtown, Johannesburg.

Thanks to Artist Proof Studio for green-printing.

Compartmented box, 600mm, containing:

1. Explanatory colophon on the project: To recognize the value of reclaiming / recycling, rendering the invisible visible. Newtown suburb Johannesburg. Brooklyn borough of New York City. Each with its stories, use & reuse of materials. 200mm.

2. Two booklets: Brooklyn and Johannesburg with maps of them on the covers and bound with examples of packing materials. Tied with a green ribbon. 250mm.

3. The book bound with and containing handmade papers, some encapsulating found objects. 360mm.



Ref: GB/31604

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