Body Topography 5 by Eryn LewisIn this series of artist books, the body is not merely a subject, but an active participant in a ritualistic act of mapping. The act of mapping, in this context, is a process of imprinting and recording personal history, experiences, and emotions onto the body. Just as rituals often involve repeated gestures or movements that carry deep symbolic meaning, the body itself becomes a mapeach curve, line, and mark reflecting layers of transformation,