"These tales are but a pinch of sand in a vast desert that is The Islands of Niljora. Nonetheless, I have found these records, entries and tales and compiled them as best I could. I have presented them here as I found them, along with my own documentation. Perhaps you can help me..."
Maradise
The Spirit of Shadows
A Collection of Tales from The Islands of Niljora
This first edition hardcover book is meticulously hand-bound and enclosed in a luxurious custom designed satin matte dust jacket.
• 84 pages with 48 illustrations
• 8.3 x 11.7 inches (21 x 29.7 cm)
• Printed on heavy archival 135 g semi-gloss paper stock
ISBN: 978-3-00-070186-3
Carolin's books have been collected around the world and purchased for the permanent heritage collections of New Zealand's National and University Libraries. They were also presented in The 2023 Frankfurt Book Fair. Her art has been selected for renowned books and publications including Beautiful Bizarre Magazine, Infected By Art and The International A.R.C. Salon Catalogue.
The Primordials
& Tales From The Islands of Niljora
"The Primordials" is the first published book from Carolin's mythical world, The Islands of Niljora, coinciding with Carolin's exhibition "Worlds", in her ancestral home of New Zealand.
The book presents a selection of 18 full page drawings and paintings accompanied by poems, created between 2013-2015 and featured in the exhibition. The book whispers secrets of her mythological world - the world that inspires the rich and symbolic narratives woven into all of her works. Here we enter a land where myth, classical tale, and the human story entwines with the modern world.
The Primordials has been purchased for the permanent and heritage collections of New Zealand's National Libraries and Otago University. The first edition was a one-off printing and meticulously bound by hand. It is currently sold out, though a second printing is planned for the future.
