Into the Light is not just an ordinary book, it is a deeply spiritual, inspirational work. – Sr. Stan
Into the Light by Corina Duyn is an Artist Book-in-a-box. Inspired by a course in Disability Studies (2012) Corina read many related books and research papers and intended to write a series of essays in the hope to bridge a gap in the limited research on disability as as result of chronic illness. The gathered quoted were printed and glued to long brown sheets – under the various headings. A visual map as such.
During a stay at the Dzogchen Beara Spiritual Care Centre (2014) she had brought a few of the now cut up sheets with her and inspired by the Tibetan Prayer Flags, hung them in the shrubs.
Observing the Prayer flags inspired her to create a series of loose sheets with short reflections: Fear, hope, acceptance, society’s attitudes to disability and illness, the power of creativity and moments of gratitude are all explored. Supported by quotes from a great variety of authors, each sheet is illustrated with Corina’s stunning nature photographs and her imaginative art. They were gathered in a box.
The book is out of print but will republished in 2026 in digital format on ISSUU – Little Wings with a new cover of the sunrise seen over Dzogchen Beara.
There are many blog posts about the making of this ‘book in a box’ as well as some post which delve deeper into the words. See Little Wings BLOG
ISBN 978-0-9563589-3-6 ; 82 loose sheets in a box. Full colour. Written and illustrated by Corina Duyn; Published by Little Wings, September 2015, Limited Edition of 500. Shortlisted for Carousel Aware Prize for Independent Authors (The CAP Awards 2016). Book is out of print but will republished in 2026 in digital format on ISSUU – Little Wings, with a new cover. The book can also be explored at my archive at Realta.
Endorsements:
- ‘Into the Light is not just an ordinary book, it is a deeply spiritual, inspirational work. The story of challenges overcome through courage; the story of fear overcome by hope, the story of darkness overcome by light, and that comes right through it. It makes for an extraordinary presentation.’ – Sr. Stan. Sanctuary Launch.
- ‘The words in this book – Into the Light- are from the heart. They are realisations- rather than ideas. It is beautiful and extraordinary… The artist used her illness – something that happened to her – to go deeper, querying the joys of being alive. The words and images tell us not to be afraid. It is beautiful here too. And that is an amazing thing. So thank you for that.’ – Michael Harding at Dzogchen Beara book launch
- ‘Corina has a great capacity to help others with her work.’ – Tobi Zausner, PhD, LCSW, Writer and Therapist. USA
- ‘Into the Light feels like a hug in a box’. – Miriam Hennebry
- ‘…what Corina offers can be so very healing, if we are quiet and let it in.’ – Jennifer Puerner. Psychotherapist, and Living your Dance facilitator. USA
- ‘What we love about this in essence deconstructed and elegantly transformed book, is how it brings accessibility, where an ordinary book is too heavy, too complex and often too many pages and too many words to manage […] the gift of not aloneness, the comprehension of pain, the need to surrender to the experience yet not to give in, the triumph, the resilience of the human heart and spirit despite intense physical suffering.’ – Linda and Greg Crowhurst Stonebird UK
A few sample pages from Into the Light
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