This Body of Black Light - Gone Through the Diamond

Daniel Abdal-Hayy Moore

"This Body of Black Light" is 26 fully illustrated pages, done using the diazo printing method, printed by Fred Stone in Cambridge, Mass. This was an experimental project done by the artist and the printer.

Born in 1940 in Oakland, California, Daniel Abdal-Hayy Moore had his first book of poems, "Dawn Visions", published by Lawrence Ferlinghetti of City Lights Books, San Francisco, in 1964.

The "diazo", or "whiteprint" is defined in Wikipedia as:

"Whiteprint describes a document reproduction produced by using the diazo chemical process....It is a contact printing process which accurately reproduces the original in size, but cannot reproduce continuous tones or colors. The light-sensitivity of the chemicals used was known in the 1890s and several related printing processes were patented at that time. Whiteprinting replaced the blueprint process for reproducing architectural and engineering drawings because the process was simpler and involved fewer toxic chemicals. A [diazo print] is not permanent and will fade if exposed to light for weeks or months, but a drawing print that lasts only a few months is sufficient for many purposes."

His work and more information can also be seen on his website: http://www.ecstaticxchange.com/