Sound Horn OK!

In India, transportation can be surprising. Old tractors drive on the street and auto rickshaws are stuffed with school children going to school. Motor scooters are often seen carrying a family of four, and the road is shared with bicycles, pedestrians, stray dogs and cows. Sound Horn OK! is one of the various signs that are often painted in bright colors on the backs of lorries. This is meant to indicate a particular style of driving in which one beeps their horn in order to say “I’m here and I’m passing you”. This limited edition rhyming children's book tells the tale of the various wheeled vehicles seen on the roads in India. Read to the last page to encounter the cacophony of sound that is the quintessential Indian driving experience.

French link binding on leather straps with unfinished book board covers, hand painted title on cover, pen and ink with Acryla gouache, Indian handmade paper end sheets in various bright colors, linoleum block prints and letterpress on blue Magnani paper, 2015, 6” X 9” X 1 1/8”.