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Gitanjali

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A story about fate, love, loss, and a magical leaf.

Gitanjali, imagines the famous poem of the same name, written in 1901 by the Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore, as a magical leaf. The story follows the leaf as she travels across time and place, dedicated to helping and healing all the companions she encounters along the way.

Every inch of the book is completely handmade, from the writing to silkscreen printing to bookbinding, by Sashka Jones and Amrith Muhundan. Upon receiving funding from Central Saint Martins, we were fortunate enough to bring this book to life in Santiniketan, India, at the Exact Arts School which Tagore established in early 20th century.

Final work

book cover and open spread
open book orange colour
open book spread
open book

Research and process

process of making

We wrote the story and created its imagery in the paper cutting craft style using leaves, in reverence to the story’s protagonist, and inspired by the street art in Santiniketan.

Each page was then silkscreen printed by hand, with two layer colour separation. Finally, the book was sewn together using the case binding method and glued within its hardcover form.

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Gitanjali

A story about fate, love, loss, and a magical leaf.Gitanjali, imagines the famous poem of the same name, written in 1901 by the Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore, as a magical leaf. The story follows the leaf as she travels across time and pl...

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