because/in spite

Grown out of an exploration into narratives and experiences of haunted spaces, mainly The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson and “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, because/in spite approaches adaptation in the context of fear. The safety of the house shaped cover opens to reveal the chaotic and uncertain path of lines on the internal book. The lines gain order as the accordion stretches. The characters move within the endless cycle of pages, from deterioration to control, from because to in spite.

“I wonder if they all come out of the wallpaper as I did?”

because/in spite was written and printed by Becca Josephson, 2022. 

Monoprint, letterpress, and digital printing on Mohawk Superfine in Optima. 

Printed at Mills College, Oakland CA 

This book was created out of an exploration in haunting adaptation, mainly through The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson and “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Quotes from both are included. 

7 x 9 when closed, 7 x 9 ½ x 42” when open, Edition of 20 

price available upon request