#book objects

FREE SERIES

The free series consists of books made of cheap, everyday materials.

They are constructed with chaotic ease.

They are full of errors.

They are studies in decay.

They are sometimes totally defective.

They are an endeavor in frailty.

They are produced and distributed with no expectation of compensation or reward.

They will not last.

Proceed cautiously.

TITLES

#1: Lemon Books

     1.0 NO - All copies circulated

     1.1 LEMON - All copies circulated

#2: Trump l'oeil - All copies circulated.

#3: Sign Climacteric - All copies circulated

#4: Exploited Labor series - 4 autostereograms, like those made popular in the 1990s by the Magic Eye series. Cross your eyes just so to reveal a 3D image. Request a copy by emailing [email protected]

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

The transaction of controlled substances often involves substantial risk for purveyor and buyer alike.

Their circulation is limited.

The production processes employed in the creation of some of these books are hazardous and labor-intensive, and they are priced accordingly.

The authors have taken pains to ensure that textual interface, if improperly or incautiously negotiated, will be painful.

TITLES

#1: Asbestos, Vol. 1 - Under quarantine.

#2: emmenagogue - 4 Left

#3: Hand Maid - All copies circulated

#4: UNDER THE BED IS ANOTHER COUNTRY - ?

#5: Crude Intimacies - All copies circulated

Dayanita Singh

Dayanita Singh,  photographer who uses the book form (Book Objects) to share her work. Some of her work / books, they can be “reappropriated” to be art objects in an exhibition. She has been able to converge the 2 forms.  The book objects are a physical form (wooden box frames) which hold about 30 cardboard mounted photographs. They can be taken as form of books, art objects and exhibition catalogues.

This format allows her to resequence her works and images to convey different themes.

Source: https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/dayanita-singh-18238

Dayanita’s  view is that any photograph taken needs to be disseminated. How best to disseminate it then in a book form. The book stays forever. It gives the photograph another life. The tactile sense of the books gives a connection to the image, depending on the material used can give a sense of “feel”.

Fantasy Friday #3: Spells/Rituals

  To find out what Fantasy Friday is, click here! :)

So today’s second post is on the theme Spells/Rituals, which can be interpreted in various different ways. This week I’m gonna list Spells/Rituals that I find useful.

Third Place: Spirit Dreams (Vampire Academy/Bloodlines)

When Mr Adrian Ivashkov was introduced the only thing I really, really loved about him was his ability to walk into…