Desert Ballad
MIGRATIONS
DESDE GRAN CHIMU
La Pelagia
Á Ísland / On Iceland
Search: Sky
Desert Ballad
by Aidan Avery, Isabelle Baldwin, Beau Devereaux, and Andrea KoestersThrough images of local terrain, flora, nocturnal landscapes, geology, and other traces of life, Desert Ballad takes setting as its subject, exploring each photographer’s relationship to the Sonoran and surrounding deserts in the Southwest United States. The publication expands on the project’s initial exhibition in 2024, while maintaining its emphasis on land, life, and personal experiences with proximate deserts.Desert Ballad is a collective song to the place where the four artists lived, met,
photographed, and grew together in their formative years as a collective.Size: 8 x 9.75 in
Page count: 60
Printing: Duotone & Risograph
Binding: Pamphlet Stitch
Paper stock: 70 lb Cougar Natural,
70lb French Paper Black,
& 80lb Mohawk Loop StrawFirst Edition: 100
Artist Proofs: 20
2026
$39
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Desde Gran Chimú
La Primera ParteAn exploration of the artist's ties to the land her family is from, Desde Gran Chimú includes imagery from her time traveling the country of Peru. The booklet includes tipped in photographs taken in her grandparent's home, connecting these experiences to the place she considers a home base.Size: 9.3 x 5.6 in
Page count: 40
Printing: Duotone
Paper stock: 60lb / 80lb Cougar Natural,
100lb Coated White
Binding: Saddle-stitchFirst Edition: 100
2025
$20
MigrationsMigrations consists of video frames and still images of flocks and nature scenes, exploring the patterns in flight. A place for the birds to fly through and find moments of rest.Size: 10 x 7 in
Page count: 31
Printing: B/W Duotone & Digital Offset
Paper stocks: Clear vellum,
60lb Cougar Natural,
70lb French Paper Kraft-tone,
Yellow (unknown)
Binding: Japanese stabEdition: 50
2025
$31
La PelagiaLa Pelagia is a short visual ode to the sea using a mix of made and archival imagery. The work includes a small double-sided poster that (1) mimics a ship's radar system and (2) presents shells and stones from the sea.Size: 6.5 x 3.75 in
Page count: 8 + 1 double sided poster
Binding: Pamphlet stitch2025
$19
Search: SkyOrdered by the hues of the sky, Search: Sky begins at the cloudy light gray of a day and loops through the bright midday blues, the peachy sunsets, and the dark rainy clouds before coming back up to the soft rainbow. This little book is meant to be cycled through again and again and stopped at any point.Size: 5.8 x 3.7 in
Page count: 52
Binding: Coil bound2024
Á Ísland / On IcelandA collection of 35mm photographs taken around Iceland.Size: 9.25 x 6.5 in
Page count: 24
Printing: Duotone & Digital Offset
Paper stocks: Neenah Sterling Pearl Cover,
70lb Ultrawhite
Binding: Singer-sewnEdition of 30
2024
$14
Cantua1 Editions is an artist-run, independent publisher highlighting patterns and behavior found in the natural world and our human connection to the land. Based in New Jersey, we produce small edition handmade books and ephemera.
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