Dear donaters,

Two years ago, on this day, the crowdfunding for Layers of Reality ended successfully. You know it has been an incredible journey for me to make this project on synaesthesia, and I am really excited to give you a last overview of it since this journey is slowly coming to an end... or is it?

This is what you have made possible with your donation:

* Layers of Reality is sold out in Europe. Half of the edition has been bought by an american distributor,DAP artbooks. Layers of Reality has made its way all around the world, to Canada, Australia and Asia. I even spotted one in the Princeton library!

* It has been elected as one ofthe best edited books of The Netherlandsin 2017 and will be presented, amongst the other 32 titles, at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam in September. Woehoe!

* It has been reviewed by a critic of Metropolis M, an important art magazine.

* It will be part of an exhibition on sensory processing at the Dr. Guislain museum in Gent in October.

* There was a lot of positive feedback about this project. I am more than ever confident that this book really needed to be there.

I also want to include a financial overview for all of you in case you are interested in the financing process of such a project, and want to know where all your money went to (see below).

I am a bit emotional since today is the moment to "couper le cordon" – cut the navel string. This is the last time you hear from me on this platform and I want to take the opportunity to once more thank all of you for your trust and support. Nowadays we communicate mostly trough little screens and a lot of it feels less real to me than having real personal contact.

That is why I want to let you know you had a very real impact not only on the realisation of this book, but also on me as its creator. I have felt incredibly supported, inspired and uplifted by you.

As some of you may know, the editing process of Layers of Reality took place throughout a time that was very difficult for me on a personal level. I edited, wrote and corrected and made continous choices next to emigrating to another country, starting my new studies, working, going through an excruciating court case, exhibiting, and taking care of a very special little someone.

This book feels particularly precious to me because it was born under these circumstances and it reminds me continuously of the warmth and support I have known through the people around me. It is true that sometimes it takes a full backlash to fully appreciate what we have.
I´ve been to quite a few dark places over the last years, and yet I have never felt as happy as I do now!

Working on this project and feeling you guys behind it helped me to feel really strong. Thank you for your kindness and patience. I hope you are satisfied with the outcome of it. And I hope the next time you feel like doing something but your mind tells you the odds are all against it... think of Layers of Reality and go for it!

Lots of love,

Anna

Dear donaters,

I can now happily announce that Layers of Reality has been published.
I just received your copies and will soon send them all over the world!

There will be a book launch on UNSEEN festival in Amsterdam this Sunday, and everybody is warmly invited to join - you made this possible!
It would be great to share this moment and I´d love to thank you individually for your support. It has been a unique experience to see a project grow over a long time and realising an edition with the help of so many special people.

Please make sure to send me your postal address in the upcoming weeks so that I can send you your copy.

Much love to all of you!

Anna

Dear donaters,

after some very intense correction work I can happily announce that Layers of Reality was printed yesterday! It was quite exciting to see, and I am very satisfied with the printing quality.
The sheets will get bound and sewed in the upcoming days and then a few hundred copies will make their way around the globe!
The official book release is Sunday the 24th @ unseen photo festival in Amsterdam at 15:00, you are warmly invited to join us for some celebration!

Dear all,

we received text contributions from several scientists and are now busy with the last changes and corrections this week. It is intense work but I am thankful that the editor works so thouroughly on this book so that we are sure to deliver something we really like.
No lying in the sun for me - but soon there will be an awesome book!
We decided to do the release in September, so know that after your summer break Layers of Reality will soon make its way to post boxes all over Europe :)

Thank you for your patience and enjoy the sun!

Hello everyone!
The editor and me worked hard these last two months to finish the graphic design and the texts for Layers of Reality. Now that the setup of the book is finished, we are waiting for external contributions by scientists to complete the project. The test prints came in so we can control the colours! Once we´ve got all the texts, we will produce a dummy that will go through several hands for corrections. And then we are good to go!

Dear donaters,

the first chapter is almost finished and we´re working hard on two and three. I´d like to let you know that we had to delay the publishing date for a few months. Layers of Reality is more complex to make than the editors and me had expected - thanks for your patience!
I´ll be back soon with som new material and will keep you updated.
It looks very promising!

Hello everyone, january has been marked by intensive reading on synaesthesia, contact with other artists working on that field and working on the first three chapters. With constant sub-zero temperatures in Gent, it´s a lot of warm tea for those long hours at the desk!

Dear donaters, the last weeks flew by. We are now working on chapter I.-III,, mainly research about the circumstances under which the synesthaetic sensoric associations appear. It´s an exciting and colourful work to do, I will keep you posted about the next steps!
But first, I want to wish everyone that has supported this project so far a great time with their loved ones at the end of this eventful year 2016.
Take care and stay happy!

Dear donaters,

it has been quiet for a while.
I started a new life in Belgium, and the editor, The Eriskay Connection, has been very busy the last months with book fairs. Now we´re back on our desks and working on the next steps. In the meantime I made new work, put the project on some walls for publicity, had contact with scientists about the content and became a founding member of the IASAS, an association that brings together synaesthetes, scientists and artists. Promessing input from there as well!
More coming soon...

Really good news for this last update: we have officially made it to 100%!!
It has been an amazing time, meeting wonderful people, getting so much support from loved ones and total strangers, doing exhibitions and talks and travelling europe to spread Layers of Reality.
I want to say to all of you: Thank you so much. For believing in my project and trusting what I do. That feels exceptional.

Thanks to every individual backer, to the VSB fonds and to #impulsbijdragen from bkkc. All of you together are making this book possible. Prost!

Betse mensen!
We made some really big steps this week. I am all excited and happy to announce we reached the 70%! We have 6 days of crowdfunding left in which we need to make another 10%, then the rest will be given by a local foundation.
So only 10% to go! Invite all your friends, art lovers! We´re almost there!!

We are getting there! Nearly 50%, go go goooo!!
Thanks to everyone that supported my project this week.

Woehoe! 4645 € raised so far! Thanks everyone for supporting Layers of Reality! I am busy organising tons of nice stuff for the project, check out our www.facebook.com/layersofrealitythebook
to stay in touch and updated. Warm greetings from Paris to all of you.

What an amazing week! We made big steps in the last days.
I´ve been working hard (just as you guys) to spread the word, nice to see it working! I might have a chance for a big boost when reaching the 50%,
let´s see if we can get there!

This was a quiet week, just one percent more!
Everyone who wanted to participate, now is the time. Keep it up!

Thank you so much! We made a good first step.
Now keep it up, stay tuned onlayersofreality and continue to like and share so we reach as many people as possible.