Inner Planets is a bilingual artists’ book by American artist Cameron Jamie (1969). It was published during Jamie’s installation of the same name at the Palmenhaus of the Old Botanical Garden of Zürich in June 2013. The installation, in which 43 ceramic masks were hung from the roof of the glass building like a colourful galaxy or a pantheon for visitors to look up to, was curated by Lynn Kost. Jamie’s artists’ book combines views of the installation with photos of the individual masks and close-ups of their glazings and of drawings that reveal unifying elements. The result is a strangely beautiful book that combines savage and expressive masks with elegant textures and introspective lines. Inner Planets… You don’t know whether you’re looking up or in.
The book also contains an essay in German and English by Lynn Kost, is as new and has been signed by Cameron Jamie, who also added a small drawing on the title page.