Begun as an installation work of photographs, sculpture and sound, In Search of Paradise - Night Vision now encompasses a handbound varied edition book (which will be limited to 20). The photographs, sound, computer programming and binding are all by the artist.

The images show indistinct figures and architectural forms blending with the soft dot pattern of the computer rendering. The original photographs were made at night, portraying an unsolid world in which one is unsure of one's footing. A few recognizable elements give some grounding, acting as signposts - a hand, a seated figure, a profile.

The format of the binding varies from copy to copy and the edition includes scroll, accordion and codex bindings . The photographs were digitized and sequenced using an Apple IIc computer to print directly onto the pages. Folded sheets cause the viewer to manipulate the pages, juxtaposing the images in constantly changing ways. The sound element is present in the form of a cassette tape and, in copy number 2, an actual tape player and speakers are enclosed in the scroll container.

The original layout was created by digitizing the photographs through a video camera and assembled using a computer program written by the artist. This bookwork anticipates yet predates graphic user interfaces and page layout software for desktop computers, as well as scanners and inkjet printing. The technology now seems as old as the scroll format used for many of the copies in the edition. In fact, future production of versions in the edition are limited by the obsolescence of the electronic equipment used to print it.

In 2005, an electronic version was created, taking the bookwork back into the digital realm. The scroll and soundtrack were animated to be shown on a monitor, giving the viewer the controls to manipulate the display of the scroll either via scroll bar or keyboard. Interestingly, this also allows for the audio to be reversed as the scroll is rewound.

This most recent digital incarnation of Night Vision continues a cycle from analog to digital and back. The photographic contents began as prints, were digitized via video camera, printed onto paper by dot matrix printer, re-videotaped and assembled digitally to be shown on a computer. This new copy of In Search of Paradise - Night Vision embeds the tactile, physical qualities of the book, in this case the ancient format of a scroll, into the digital environment, integrating the two mediums. The computer acts as the contemporary source of knowledge, perhaps supplanting the printed book form, perhaps only augmenting it. The artwork suggests that the traditional bookform may in fact subvert the futuristic predictions of the death of the book. Are not scrolling windows on a monitor simply a step backwards in time? Will the human physical connection with the printed page ever be lost?