Author & Artist: Miljohn Ruperto
Design: Margaret Tedesco

Published in 2024

Edition of 250, 4.625 x 3.125 x 1.5 inches, three flipbooks and an accordion fold pamphlet in box

An Operational Account of Western Spatio-Temporality, an edition by Miljohn Ruperto, comprises three flipbooks and an accordion-fold booklet. The booklet presents an essay that examines three forms of time as philosophized by the Ancient Greeks—aion, chronos, and kairos—to map the boundaries of, and discern the influences of, Western spatio-temporality. The essay serves as a guiding narrative to help readers identify the source or the essence of Western subjectivity.

Each of Ruperto’s flipbooks depict a disembodied head in movement. “The Baroque Is a Geometric Imposition Upon Wild Nature” features the head of Medusa; “History Awaits Immanence,” the head of John the Baptist; and “Western Temporalities Incline Towards a Tripartite Structure,” a triface image of Christ. Each of these figures is drawn from classical art historical references.

Miljohn Ruperto (b.1971 Manila, Philippines) lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. Ruperto is interested in developing approaches to interrogating and expanding our conception of nature and history: e.g. historiography, the history of nature, and the nature of nature.

Artist, designer, and independent curator Margaret Tedesco has collaborated with artists, writers, choreographers, and filmmakers for over three decades. In 2007, she established 2nd Floor Projects, an artist-run exhibition and publishing imprint, and received the Southern Exposure Alternative Exposure Award.

X Projects, established in 2021, explores the creation of artworks, editions, and ideas outside the confines of traditional book publishing.