Half-Century
July 30, 2019Reading the Object: Three Decades of Books by Julie Chen
December 20, 2019Wayfinding
Wayfinding examines the relationship between physical and mental learning through the context of navigation through time and space. The piece focuses the reader’s experience on the physicality of the book as object with the inclusion of three-dimensional cast paper panels and pages that rattle when turned, all housed in a series of shallow boxes that are hinged together in layers. The inclusion of a three-dimensional alphabet abstracted from diagrams of flag semaphore addresses the activities of signaling, translation and gesture, highlighting how information is taken in by all the senses and not just through the eyes.
Letterpress printed using pressure printing and photopolymer plates on handmade paper from the Morgan Paper Conservatory and Hahnemuhle Bugra paper.
9 inches by 16 inches by 4 .5 inches when closed, opening to a full width of 41 inchesEdition of 50 copies
Year of publication: 2019
Price: $3600.00