We met Page Tsou while studying at the Royal College of Art. Page's work impressed us from the beginning so we were very happy when he approached us to work together on a book.



This publication would present a series of drawings of the back of people's heads. Page started to work on this project when arriving in London from Taiwan: he constantly drew people's faces as a way of understanding his new surroundings. Soon Page's interest shifted from faces to the backs of heads.



His intention was to publish a book of these drawings, but despite having thousands of sketches only seven images were finished. That by itself would not make a lengthy book, and any attempt to add material (such as interviewing the portrayed) would disturb the delicate approach taken by Page. In his words, "these drawings are my journey, maps of a landscape in the border of personal and anonymous". This territory between personal and anonymous became very important for the project, and we understood that it was our job to keep this tension. 



Each drawing became a small publication, showing only the drawing and nothing else. They're supposed to be a silent experience, even the colours in the covers are faded. This format allowed us to use a large folded paper, which once opened shows each image in natural scale. Page's drawings are a very laborious process and the images need to be reproduced in a good size to be appreciated. 



Calling the books by the people's names is an attempt at intimacy that still keeps them unknown. The final proportions and folding system are loosely inspired by maps, echoing his personal experience in the object.



Around 80 copies were hand bound by us in the studio.