Ed Templeton - DEFORMER - 2008

Eleven years in the making and compiling more than 30 years of material, Deformer is the culmination of Ed Templeton's vision; a brilliant work revolving around agony, ecstasy, youth and lust. Templeton explores his upbringing in suburban Orange County, California, during his youth and teen years. Deformer's scrapbook style intertwines photographs, paintings, drawings, sketchbook pages, disciplinary letters from his grandfather and religious notes from his mother into a magnificent narrative of teenage isolation and social criticism.

The book is in almost like-new condition. The tear on the cover is part of the design, not a flaw. There is a little wear on the lower corner from shelving. That does not really spoil the overall appearance of the book; it is hardly noticeable.