X Artists’ Books is thrilled to announce the upcoming publication of Inselbergs by Bianka Rolando. Rolando’s first book published in English, Inselbergs is a volume of poetry accompanied by the author’s own lithographs, combining word and image to reflect her interdisciplinary practice. Inselbergs is translated from Polish by Benjamin Paloff, with an introduction by Paloff and a preface by Marcin Orliński. Inselbergs was first published in Polish in 2020 under the title Ostańce by Publishing House WBPiCAK in Poznań.

Bianka Rolando is an artist, poet, and professor at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. Her works have been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw; Kunsthalle Bratislava; Yuan Museum, Beijing; ekkm Contemporary Art Museum of Estonia, Tallinn; and the cac Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius, among others. She also exhibits in Poland and has a long-established connection with Foksal Gallery in Warsaw. Rolando’s previous books include: Absyda (Apse, 2024), Abrasz (Abrash, 2022), Ostańce (Inselbergs, 2020), Stelle (2018), Pascha (2016), Łęgi (Wetlands, 2015), Podpłomyki (Before the Flames, 2012), Modrzewiowe korony (Larch Crowns, 2010), Biała książka (White Book, 2009), and Rozmówki włoskie (An Italian Phrasebook, 2007).

Inselbergs is published as part of X Artists’ Books’ X Topics (XT) series, a collection of books focused on the writing and ideas of marginalized voices.