Using his exuberant unique iterations of both traditional and contemporary interpretations of Karuk historical and spiritual iconography, and his brutally direct and sparse poetry Tripp courageously illuminates the enduring resistance and resilience of Karuk people. From a lifelong series of “songbooks” Tripp elegantly uses the mundane substrate of the composition notebook, where his marker pen drawings pass through the thin pages to create a beautiful doubling effect that pushes the narrative through time.

This book starts with a focus on Brian’s geometric autobiographical figures, “Me”, “Myself”, and “I”, and the profound and complex portrait of his psychic and cognitive life. These multiple personalities are integrated into “Team Tripp” and the title of the book may both be an appropriation of the Second Coming of Christ and a prophecy of a major Karuk revival (knowing Brian it’s probably both.)

Book design, Marshall Weber, binding, Sophia Kramer