{"product_id":"the-lioness-the-potion-and-the-wardrobe-ishmael-claxton","title":"The Lioness, The Potion, and The Wardrobe, Ishmael Claxton","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Lioness, The Potion, and The Wardrobe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe Lioness, The Potion, and The Wardrobe is a riso printed artist book produced in a limited edition of 50, each including a signed A3 print. Created during the COVID 19 lockdown, the work emerged from an intimate collaboration between Claxton and Cliona Buckley inside her home. Shot on film, the series explores identity, performance, and self invention, revealing how imagination and friendship can open expansive inner worlds, even in moments of isolation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Artist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIshmael Claxton is a New York born photographer and visual artist based in Dublin for over a decade. His practice spans photography, installation, and curatorial collaboration, shaped by backgrounds in art history, costume design, and creative installation. Working primarily with film, his images explore identity, belonging, and transformation, often blending staged moments with documentary sensitivity. Claxton’s work has been exhibited widely in Ireland and internationally, and he is a co founder of ÍOVA Collective, a photographer led group supporting image makers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eSelf Published\u003cbr\u003e2025\u003cbr\u003eEdition of 50\u003cbr\u003eSoftcover\u003cbr\u003e12 pages\u003cbr\u003e210 x 297 mm, 297mm x 420mm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Self Published","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56363874124107,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2538\/3478\/files\/IMG_1827.webp?v=1769098066","url":"https:\/\/www.thelibraryproject.ie\/it\/products\/the-lioness-the-potion-and-the-wardrobe-ishmael-claxton","provider":"The Library Project","version":"1.0","type":"link"}