FINDING PARKINSON'S

Doing Battle With My Brain

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​The images in this book are from the exhibition “Finding Parkinson’s; Doing Battle with My Brain” by C. David Thomas and the texts, unless otherwise noted, are by Dan Monroe, David Thomas and Dr. David Rose. In 2015 Thomas was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease which was most likely caused by his exposure to the deadly defoliant known as Agent Orange while he was stationed in Pleiku, South Vietnam.

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This book is printed in a limited edition of twenty with two additional artist proofs. Each book is numbered and signed by C. David Thomas, Dan Monroe and Dr. David Rose. All of the image pages are printed on Vietnamese “Do” paper handmade in Dong O Village in northern Vietnam. The text pages are printed on Rives BFK rag paper. The images and text are printed from an Epson ET8550 inkjet printer. Each book is presented in a lacquer box handmade by craftsmakers in Thanh Tri Village near Hanoi. Each box is made in the centuries-old method of using wood covered with coarsely woven silk followed by thirteen coats of lacquer. Between coats of lacquer the box is hand sanded with water sandpaper until the final layer which is done by using charcoal powder and bare hands.​​​