Ster­ling Ruby

Ster­ling Ruby published by Prestel.

Paper­back volume with printed wraps. Text in English. Illus­trated through­out with color plates span­ning paint­ing, sculp­ture, ceram­ics, textiles, and instal­la­tion by Ster­ling Ruby. Images are repro­duced at varying scales, with full-page and detail views that regis­ter surface and process.

The book is orga­nized by body of work, allow­ing differ­ent mediums to appear in sequence. Photographs docu­ment mate­r­ial condi­tions — poured, stitched, glazed, and abraded surfaces — along­side instal­la­tion views that estab­lish scale. The layout is open, with minimal text and consis­tent spacing, main­tain­ing a direct rela­tion between image and page.