Hanne Niederhausen
Boca Raton, Florida

Hanne Niederhausen grew up in Germany and is now living in South Florida. For Hanne, art has diverse forms: printmaking, book arts, photography, assemblage, and painting. Niederhausen has exhibited widely in juried competitions and in solo exhibitions in the U.S. and Europe. In 2009, she had an extensive exhibition at the Jaffe Center for Book Arts, where several of her books are held in the collection. Her work has received numerous awards. Her books are published in Lark's 500 Handmade Books, and are included in the new 1000 Artists' Books by Rockport Publisher.

Website: niederhausen.net

Isaac and Simone or the Relativity of the Horizon, 2012

What do the horizon, Chinese calligraphy, and graffiti in a bamboo forest have in common? This flag book investigates their peculiar relationship in a playful manner, trying to establish connections between them - after all, the notion of orientation is relative to the beholder. The explanation of this riddle is printed on a second layer of flags on the back of the center flags.

Dimensions: Closed: 8.5 x 5 x 0.75, Open: 8.5 x 20 x 5 inches; Closed: 21.5 x 12.5 x 2, Open: 21.5 x 51 x 12.5 centimeters

Engraved and painted Plexiglass cover; graphite drawing; archival inkjet prints on MOAB Entrada; laser printed text on vellum.