it’s here. issue 1. of the body and of touch. thank you for your patience and support and contributions. you can order your copy through the link in our bio ✨
we are happy to announce that printing for Issue 1 is finally complete! orders have reopened - check our link in bio for more information.
we are working on carefully coordinating, wrapping, and shipping all of the pre-order hard copies. expect them early in the new year.
thank you to all the wonderful people who sent glimpses of their spaces and bodies to fill our pages.
thank you to @petermillerbooks to hosting our pre-release party not too long ago.
+ thank you again to @paperpresspunch for their endless patience and beautiful risograph printing.
happy holidays -
jocelyn, jeevika, and peiran
⚠️ construction update ⚠️ we have so enjoyed working with the incredible risograph folks at @paperpresspunch on our beautiful physical copies of issue 1. keep an eye out for orders to re-open soon!
for those who pre-ordered, we are releasing e-books next week, and will be packaging and shipping your physical copies early in the new year. thank you for the support and patience through these delays 🤍
"at my desk, very likely in pajamas drinking tea." -- contributor @petalfolk
Huge thanks to everyone who participated in our pre-order campaign. Orders will open soon!
“my body was still, my eyes were twitching, and I was lying in bed considering which anxiety should accompany me in the new day.” — contributor @mikhubert
Thank you to everyone who participated in our pre-order campaign. Donations are still open at the link in our bio — and we could use help getting through the finish line!
❗LAST DAY❗
today is the final day to pre-order our first issue for only $15.
see object fragments from 35 contributors, all wrapped into our little book. each inhabits its own page, and lives beyond its originator.
thank you to everyone who has ordered or contributed to direct object so far! we are so grateful 🤍
link in bio
"in my studio" -- contributor @angelamiskis
our pre-order campaign ends TOMORROW. we still haven't reached our goal and could use your help getting to print! please follow the link in our bio to grab your discounted copy of issue 1 -- and you could hold ALL our contributors' work in your hands
"embodying a subliminal non-place, experiencing the collective mid-pandemic purgatory" -- contributor @rebeccalynngross
3 days till our pre-order campaign closes! so grab your discounted copy of issue 1 now by going to the link in our bio
huge thank you to everyone who visited us at our pre-release party a few weeks ago! it was wonderful to see your faces and share pages with you. a special thanks to those who submitted their work to issue 1 🤍
we are so excited to have you hold issue 1 in your hands! our pre-order campaign is open just for 5 more days -- so grab your copy now for just $15. after the campaign ends, issues will cost $18. link in bio!
"at Fort de Soto" -- contributor @joey.largent
want more than just a highlight? you can get eyes on the full submission, and the ENTIRE BOOK, by pre-ordering issue 1. link in bio.
"in bed in the midst of an anxiety attack" -- contributor @alisonpirie
happy sunday! to view the full submission, follow the link in our bio to pre-order your copy of issue 1. the campaign closes soon!