FLF is digitally printed book of a print portfolio of artist Mark RiceÕs thesis work in printmaking at the Rhode Island School of Design. It is an illustrated creation myth about the artistÕs own philosophy towards art making. This book is written from the point of view of a man named Kevinator in the invented language of Rungish. It works as a posthumous account of Kevinator's final months after a large explosion traps him in his place of employment. He deals with his own issues of fear, originality, and inspiration while battling his new caged environment. Symbolically, it is a parafictional, metaphorical, and exaggerated account of Mark RiceÕs two years of graduate school at the Rhode Island School of Design.
The invented English dialect of Rungish accompanies the illustrations in this text. This dialect of English was created for those with a distrust of languageÕs inherent ability to disseminate and demystify and works to briefly suspend understanding in exchange for a moment of visual contemplation.