Portfolio · 1994

Journey to the Edge of Land

An etched sequence carries a journey across spare marks and open ground toward the point where land meets water.

Zarina’s Journey to the Edge of Land etchings, arranged on white
Journey to the Edge of Land · complete six-part portfolioView larger image ↗︎

Date1994

MediumSix-part etching portfolio

Plate5¾ × 4¾ in.

Sheet13 × 9½ in.

Edition20, plus two artist’s proofs

PrintingUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Hilo

Created in connection with the Pacific States National Biennial Print Exhibition in Hawaiʻi in 1994, the portfolio carries the idea of travel toward a literal and emotional boundary. A title sheet, six etchings, and colophon give the journey the rhythm of a small book.

The prints use the economy of etching to hold movement, horizon, and the uncertainty of arrival. The final sheet, Edge of Land, gives the journey its destination without turning it into a fixed home.

Across the six plates, minute changes in line and ground make distance palpable. The repeated format slows the eye, while the final edge holds arrival and uncertainty in the same spare image.

Archive sequence

Individual sheets

The etched sequence moves from I through V and concludes with Edge of Land, carrying the image toward the boundary between land and water.

Journey to the Edge of Land I, Journey to the Edge of Land, by Zarina
01Journey to the Edge of Land IView larger image ↗︎
Journey to the Edge of Land II, Journey to the Edge of Land, by Zarina
02Journey to the Edge of Land IIView larger image ↗︎
Journey to the Edge of Land III, Journey to the Edge of Land, by Zarina
03Journey to the Edge of Land IIIView larger image ↗︎
Journey to the Edge of Land IV, Journey to the Edge of Land, by Zarina
04Journey to the Edge of Land IVView larger image ↗︎
Journey to the Edge of Land V, Journey to the Edge of Land, by Zarina
05Journey to the Edge of Land VView larger image ↗︎
Edge of Land, Journey to the Edge of Land, by Zarina
06Edge of LandView larger image ↗︎