Mnemonics of place: the Artists' Books (Essay)
RIS ID
18368
Abstract
This exhibition of artists' books examines the process of notation by two artists of their travels in Australia and overseas. There is a questioning of the forms such books may take and the many approaches to expressing content using both text and image.
The books range from collections of drawings or prints of a journey or place, to the ephemera of travel, or to images which the artist associates with a particular place. Both artists use a variety of materials and print techniques, ranging from intaglio and embossing by hand to computer printing, often on paper specifically made by hand for a particular book. A variety of bookbinding techniques will be used and considerable thought given to the display of the books with several presented in slip cases or sculptural boxes. More
Publication Details
Wood Conroy, D. "Mnemonics of place: the Artists' Books" Wollongong, NSW: Wanderlust: Travelling Exhibition of Artists Books Liz Jeneid And Alexander Arcus, 2006. 2-4. Printed publication - Catalogue Essay
Catalogue to an exhibition that toured venues in New South Wales, South Australia and Queensland from 2006-2008. Essay by Diana Wood Conroy.