Analogue Bodies: Vol. 1 is a collection of essays by Tom Lee, materialised as an illustrated book by Zoë Sadokierski; it is a true collaboration between a writer and a designer. This volume contains: an introduction from both authors explaining the collaboration; Tom's essays 'Teeth' and 'Good Footing: On the tactfulness of feet', and; two visual essays by Zoë using archival medical images from the Wellcome Collection, 'Small Feet' and 'Pulling Teeth'. It aims to humour and, on its day, to educate.

TOM LEE:
What was I up to, writing unprompted essays on feelings of the feet or mythological understandings of tooth structure? … I was a writer, more specifically, someone writing essays with a commitment to the idea that poetic thinking is essential in providing things with adequate and lively histories. … This series is an examination of the human body piece by piece, with each part spun through sequences of sentences and paragraphs.

ZOË SADOKIERSKI:
Tom’s essays connect things in unexpected ways. I find myself surprised, delighted, entertained, informed and inspired – all the reasons I read. When there is so much content flying around, how can we determine what’s worth making time to stop and read fully, rather than skimming or filing away for some vaguely anticipated later, less busy moment? I hope to attract more readers to Tom's excellent essays by materialising them; giving them a physical form and extending them with images and extra texts. This is the best gift a designer can offer a writer whose work she admires.