Enter Space: Stories from the High Desert is that rare look at a life that unfolds in the solitary vastness of the desert. “Bill’s stories have layers that you sense, rather than see . . . Something timeless runs through them . . . It’s almost like Bill sought to write them before he himself disappears into the sagebrush wind that sweeps the wide open desert playa.”
Enter Space is a collection of 27 short stories and 108 photographs of the high Oregon desert collected in five books, each one a distinct theme—awakenings, longings, flights, gifts, and invocations—that provide the context for the alchemical quality the vast landscape has on the perception and observations of the solitary desert dweller.
Finally available as a limited edition, the book stands as a tribute to the blessings received by the Great Basin, the land and unique topography that cradled and ushered these transformative experiences.
Uncover the secrets of the high steppe desert through the stories of one man who resonated with its vastness. Reserve your copy with a preorder today.
Enter Space is a collection of 27 short stories and 108 photographs of the high Oregon desert collected in five books, each one a distinct theme—awakenings, longings, flights, gifts, and invocations—that provide the context for the alchemical quality the vast landscape has on the perception and observations of the solitary desert dweller.
Finally available as a limited edition, the book stands as a tribute to the blessings received by the Great Basin, the land and unique topography that cradled and ushered these transformative experiences.
Uncover the secrets of the high steppe desert through the stories of one man who resonated with its vastness. Reserve your copy with a preorder today.
Limited Edition—Signed Book & Audio ($150 USD)
• Numbered and signed by the artist (250 copies)
• Includes Enter Space Audiobook download (readings by the author)
• Includes Original Music download (composed and performed by Andrew Murray)
Order• Includes Enter Space Audiobook download (readings by the author)
• Includes Original Music download (composed and performed by Andrew Murray)
Limited Edition Plus—Signed Book, Audio, and Photographic Print ($250 USD)
• Numbered and signed fine art photograph of the high desert by the artist from the September 2023 Art52 Gallery Exhibit (29 images; 10 signed copies per image only)
• Printed on 18" x 24" archival photographic paper with archival inks
• Plus the numbered and signed book, audio and music
• Printed on 18" x 24" archival photographic paper with archival inks
• Plus the numbered and signed book, audio and music
“Enter Space engages us on many levels: visual, intellectual, spiritual. Like a congenial companion, Bill Witherspoon shares his experiences of the high desert in engaging stories. The narratives and photographs together bring us into the beauty of physical spaces that evoke the grandeur of nature and our fellowship in encountering it. They invite us to open our minds not only to the space around us, but also to the inner space that does the beholding, and to our fellow beings who share these spaces with us: the planet, our minds, spirit, and ultimately the source that gives them meaning and value. The visual beauty of the pictures brings a sense of pleasure and solace, but not simple repose: they invite us to a journey beyond and a journey within.”
Rev. Richard Viladesau, scholar & theologian author of Theological Aesthetics: God in Imagination, Beauty, and Art Professor Emeritus, Department of Theology, Fordham University
"The book is so much more than a book—the way it sits, snug in its exquisite box, how it fits together, and folds in and out in multiple dimensions to engage the hands, mind and heart. The love and care that went into its creation is all so tangible. The photographs transport me to another world, one that is free and open, unriddled with the mendacities of daily life. The details of lichen growth, the vivacity of cracked earth, sage brush, wind, the indomitable life force present at all scales."
Sarah Robinson, architect & educator author of Nesting: Body & Dwelling Mind Founding President, Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture
“I have a twelve thousand volume library in my office in Helsinki; I can sincerely confess that the appearance of the white box of ENTER SPACE, containing the various parts of the book, is the most inviting of them all. When looking at the individual parts of the box/book, which one can reorganize at one's will, the experience turns into a miniature exhibition. This makes the experience of looking and reading the book uniquely personal, tactile and activating.
The glossy images themselves have an impressive sense of quality and uniqueness. They are stunning, both in their photographic and printing qualities; each image projects a sense of authenticity. The technical perfection of the images makes them feel like genuine photographic prints. The texts are poetic, inspired and true reflections of the author’s countless journeys and endless stays in the solitude and silence of the High Desert of Eastern Oregon."
The glossy images themselves have an impressive sense of quality and uniqueness. They are stunning, both in their photographic and printing qualities; each image projects a sense of authenticity. The technical perfection of the images makes them feel like genuine photographic prints. The texts are poetic, inspired and true reflections of the author’s countless journeys and endless stays in the solitude and silence of the High Desert of Eastern Oregon."
Juhani Pallasmaa, architect and scholar, HonSAFA, HonFAIA, IntFRIBA author of The Eyes of the Skin: Architecture and the Senses
Professor Emeritus, Aalto University, Helsinki
Professor Emeritus, Aalto University, Helsinki
“Enter Space: Stories from the High Desert invites the reader on a journey, a haptic and temporal journey. The sensory pleasure of peeling open accordion folded pages, bathing in color fields of richly detailed landscape, and surfing vivid stories of encounters with nature, unfold over time and space. How remarkable that the well-considered design of this book, which upends linear conventions, can capture something of the lifelong pursuit of enlightenment meant to be conveyed by its author.”
Jill Snyder, scholar & lecturer Former Executive Director Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Cleveland
Music by Andrew Murray
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