“The Reishi Book” Instagram post
“Reishi™ embodies story itself. Everything is already written in its expressions.” @morganetschiember
Nearly blind until the age of ten, artist Morgane Tschiember experienced her environment through her other senses, developing a unique sensitivity towards the texture and feeling of materials. This intimate bond with materiality is what ignited Tschiember’s ongoing collaboration with @madewithreishi, which has encompassed her practices in fine art and costume design.
“The Reishi Book” is among Tschiember’s first explorations into the material’s unique physicality. Created as part of “Table de Matières” – a series of books focused on the unique haptics of a singular matter, from latex to silk – the book consists entirely of blank pages made from Reishi sheets old and new, chronicling the evolution of the material in a visceral way:
“There’s no need to write on it because Reishi already is a text, it already has words and stories.”
See more of Morgane Tschiember’s work at her exhibition, Skin Poems, now on view at @dilecta_editions_galerie. Tschiember’s theatrical design with Reishi™ can be seen in @cieolivierdubois’ newest ballet work, “For Gods Only / Sacre #3,” now on tour in France.
Photography: @polrebaque | Set Design: @indrazabala