Title: Elūl
Edition: First Edition, 100 Copies
Artist: Gabrielle Motola
Year: 2025
ISBN 978-0-9954856-3-1
Dimensions: 188 × 250 mm (closed)
An intimate reflection on falling in love; what we see in others, and find in ourselves.
Elūl is a hand-bound photobook about love, loss, and the quiet work of returning to yourself. Through photographs and prose, it traces the emotional landscape of a relationship and the reckoning that followed. The camera became a window, a shield, and a bridge between two people struggling to stay connected. Years later, the photographs became a mirror – reflecting what had been seen, but not understood.
Taking its name from the Hebrew calendar month devoted to reflection, Elūl offers an intimate portrait of self-deception, reflection, and transformation.
The work sparks dialogue about how we love, learn and hurt – and what becomes possible when we take responsibility for our feelings and needs. It invites the viewer to consider all the intricate and imperfect ways relationships wound and heal us.
A first edition of 100 signed photobooks across regular and special editions is printed on archival Munken Lynx paper with a copper-foiled Colorplan cover and singer-sewn binding, produced by Taylor Brothers, Bristol.
Special Edition – Signed Book and Signed A5 Print
Regular Edition – Signed Book Only
Elūl officially launched at Photo London, 15–18 May 2025
Text and Photographs by G.S. Motola
Foreword by Dr Inga Dóra Sigfúsdóttir, Professor of Sociology, Reykjavík University and Columbia University
The first edition fine art hardback is cloth-bound, silver-foiled, and printed on 155gsm satin paper with a champagne placeholder ribbon. ISBN 978-0-9954856-0-0
This download contains both the PDF and ePUB versions of An Equal Difference by G.S. Motola
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