Ran across another artist who literally deconstructs books (as well as music scores and other printed matter). Her name is Georgia Russell, and she uses a scalpel to cut books into new forms. It's interesting to see books that are "liberated" from their original form. I have mixed feelings--as someone who creates books, it feels a bit weird to see books cut to pieces, but she does such a beautiful job and the results are quite stunning. I'm guessing that she doesn't use books that are particularly valuable in themselves, and I like the idea of taking a book that would otherwise moulder away on a shelf somewhere (or get tossed into the garbage), and turning it into something that transcends its original form and content.
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I have a friend who does book deconstructions too. You can find her here:
http://www.500x.org/artists_DianeSikes.html
eb
Your friend does interesting work, eb. I especially liked "Waver." I'd love to see some of these deconstructed books up close.
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