The Other Side of Silence The Far Side of Time: The Sculpture of Hib Sabin

About this book

Hib Sabin has been creating art since 1957 using juniper wood as his primary medium for the past thirty years. His woodcarvings draw inspiration from number of disciplines and traditions from the shamanic rituals of American indigenous people to modern poetry by Leonard Cohen and Ted Hughes. The Other Side of Silence the Far Side of Time gathers one hundred fifty color photos of Sabins singular sculptures as well as a number of bronze castings created from these carvings. The books structure follows the multipart journey of Sabins life and art. His early woodwork style referenced the animal-focused implements of First Nations shamanismhealing wands talking sticks and masksbefore gradually expanding to take in global mythologies and the poetry and philosophy of the twentieth century. An introductory essay from curator Sarra Scherb rounds off this comprehensive showcase of Sabins simultaneously ancient and contemporary aesthetic.