The artists’ book Serpents, published by Spaceheater Editions, is a visual and poetic rant about the societal turmoil going on in The Year of the Snake, 2025. The core of the book is a well-known poem by the late Bern Porter, a poet, artist, and philosopher associated with the avant-garde Mail Art and Found Poetry movements. The book is in two volumes, the primary book featuring Porter’s poem, plus an “Addendum” or index of some of the culprits who have contributed to the current state of affairs.
The heart of Serpents is the wonderful alphabetical poem-rant by the late Bern Porter (1911-2004). He wrote it in 1975, and although the title is not mentioned in the text of the book, Porter called the poem The Last Acts of Saint FuckYou. The swamp photographs were taken by Zimmermann in the bayous of Louisiana, and the Costa Rica rain forest in 2019 and 2022.
DATE AND PLACE OF PUBLICATION: October 1, 2025, Tucson, Arizona, USA, in a signed and numbered edition of 65. The first Volume 1 is 40 pages, Volume 2 (the Addendum) is 60 pages, for a total of 100. Dimensions: 27 cm x 22 cm x 2 cm (10.325" x 8.5" x .75").
PRODUCTION MEDIA: Both volumes are digitally-printed by an HP Indigo press on uncoated paper, and then hand-bound using a pamphlet and double-pamphlet stitches. Covers are archival inkjet printed on German Colormate cover stock with matte copper foil titles. The book text pages were printed by Mixam in Illinois. The two volumes come together in a blind-embossed white slipcase.
PRICE: USD $249. All books are signed and numbered on the inside flap. ISBN: 978-1-63752-171-7 .
All direct sales include free shipping. [PayPal is the easiest payment method. Send $249 to pzim@spaceheat.com and include your mailing address and I will usually ship out by the following business day. Credit card payment is also possible through Square.] Inquiries can also be sent to Phil Zimmermann, to either pzim@spaceheat.com or philipzimmermann@gmail.com .
