[SIGNED] JACOB ROSENBERG RIGHT BEFORE MY EYES 1988-1998

JACOB ROSENBERG RIGHT BEFORE MY EYES 1988-1998. limited to 1000 standard copies, we have SIGNED COPIES DIRECT FROM JACOB EACH WITH A UNIQUE STRIP OF 16MM FILM FROM THE HAWAII SHOOT FEATURED WITHIN THE BOOK. The book follows Rosenberg’s immersion into a bygone proto-social media era through photography, carefully curated alongside artefacts from Hi8 video stills to vintage demo cassettes to promo LPs. Right Before My Eyes serves as a time capsule, preserving an important chapter in the cultural evolution of the region, and telling the young skate and hip-hop scene’s story through accessible, dynamic, and playful imagery. Plan B to Hiero. Film and photography from the era, including screen grabs, 16MM film scans, never-seen-before ephemera, drum scans + imacon scans. Source scans captured and developed at Los Angeles institutions: ‘FOTOKEM’ lab and ‘The ICON’.

This archival work grants viewers access to a pivotal era in the Bay Area’s underground skate and hip-hop scenes as they establish themselves in Northern California and expand beyond through 268 images, including analog artifacts, ephemera, and period imagery captured between 1988 and 1998 from Rosenberg’s personal archive. Right Before My Eyes oers a unique visual narrative of a burgeoning subculture during a crucial decade, oering a closer look at the personalities that dened the scene—from the iconic hip-hop collective Hieroglyphics to professional skateboarder Mike Carroll.

23 x 28.6cm. Clothbound hardcover with dyed page edges. 224 pages.