Inspired by the luminous leporellos of artist/writer/poet/essayist Etel Adnan (1925-2021), I invited eleven artists to make their own and curated the exhibition Unfolding Vision  Leporellos and Corresponding Work Vol. 1.  (see theoganzstudio.com) Although I did not put my own work in the show, I made leporellos as well, in my own studio, to better understand what the artists were up against.

Leporellos
ELENI SMOLEN Leporellos  Two-sided leporello (accordion book)  Watercolor on paper
A happy memory lasts a lifetime
2023
Two-sided leporello (accordion book) Watercolor on paper
6 x 4 in closed 6 x 24 inches open

Side one
ELENI SMOLEN Leporellos  Two-sided leporello Watercolor on paper
A happy memory lasts a lifetime
2023
Two-sided leporello Watercolor on paper
6 x 4 in closed; 6 x 24 inches open

Side two
ELENI SMOLEN Leporellos  Two-sided leporello, oil on Arches Huile
Cycladic Reverie
2023
Two-sided leporello, oil on Arches Huile
13 x 11 inches closed; 13 x 100 inches open

Side one
ELENI SMOLEN Leporellos
Cycladic Reverie, 2023
Side two
ELENI SMOLEN Leporellos
Cycladic Reverie, 2023