Paperback, 39 pages, W105mm x H145mm.
Blood & Rorschach is a novella written by artist Edward Wakefield, based upon his performance in Nottingham 2006 as his then alter ego, Captain Ed, a landlocked sailor from the past.
Wakefield used this alter ego to perform texts he had written, drawing
upon maritime myths to inform a host of characters and narratives,
questioning ideas of identity, truth, authorship, history, voyages and
madness.
These narratives also draw upon the real-life experiences recorded in Wakefield’s own diaries, which span the past eleven years.
The
novella brings the process full circle, resulting in a tale that seems
to be set in the past, but which frequently travels through time,
referencing the everyday to jolt the reader back into their own reality.
A audio version of the story, performed by Wakefield and Glasgow based artist Alexander Stevenson, can be heard at www.insertspace.org.uk.