Inspired by both the natural wonder and symbolic possibilities of this unique occurrence, photographers from inside and outside the path of totality were invited to document and share their experiences. The resulting book, And light followed the flight of sound, features 85 images by 52 emergent and established photographic artists. Edited, designed and produced by Jared Ragland and Eliot Dudik and presented as a 30-foot-long, hand-bound accordion with an enclosed saddle-stitched zine and essay by art historian Catherine Wilkins, Ph.D., University of South Florida, the limited edition of 150 copies is printed on digital offset, covered in a foil-stamped cloth, and comes housed in a clear Mylar sleeve, also foil stamped. As the book is removed from its sleeve, the foil stamps mimic the passage of the moon in front of the sun.
One Day Projects was established in 2015 by Eliot Dudik and Jared Ragland. ODP has produced three books, And light followed the flight of sound (2018), or give me death (2016), and bras-coupé (2015). Projects have been exhibited at the Phoenix Museum of Art, Candela Gallery and Books, and Griffn Museum of Photography and are in the collections of the Birmingham Museum of Art, Chrysler Museum of Art, Phoenix Museum of Art, Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Yale University, The College of William & Mary, and New Orleans’ Contemporary Art Center.
