JAQ AILEEN
The Shape of Water

This analysis essay turned artist book explores the duality of women in Greek mythology through the lens of water: a force that both nurtures life and brings destruction. This project reimagines classical myths to examine how femininity is often tied to nature’s most fluid and unpredictable element.

Size: 8 x 11in, handmade resin cover
Binding: Coptic Stitch
Typeface: Carta Nueva Display, Faculty Glyphic, Big Caslon CC

TYPE
Artist Book
YEAR
2025
Kitchen Banquette with blue cushions and arched window
White bed with arched niche
Bathroom with carrara basketweave tile and pedestal sink
Kitchen Banquette with blue cushions and arched window
Kitchen Banquette with blue cushions and arched window
White bed with arched niche
Bathroom with carrara basketweave tile and pedestal sink
Kitchen Banquette with blue cushions and arched window

INDEX

An ornate, historic apartment building with a green mansard roof towers over a glass-and-steel subway entrance marked with the number 72.An elegant living room featuring two large, rounded burl wood armchairs, a mustard armchair, and a marble fireplace.An elegant living room featuring two large, rounded burl wood armchairs, a mustard armchair, and a marble fireplace.A view looking down the center of a square spiral staircase with white marble steps and an ornate dark wood and iron banister.A view looking down the center of a square spiral staircase with white marble steps and an ornate dark wood and iron banister.An ornate, historic apartment building with a green mansard roof towers over a glass-and-steel subway entrance marked with the number 72.A view down a long hallway with herringbone floors, seen through a large white archway. A modern pendant light hangs from the ceiling.An ornate, historic apartment building with a green mansard roof towers over a glass-and-steel subway entrance marked with the number 72.

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TYPE
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YEAR
2026
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