I have been 'up cycling' books for some time, tackling large volumes with over 3000 pages to tiny prayer books barely 4 cm high. READ XXX is a small pocket dictionary, conveying intriguing and rhythmical marks. It responds to my rigorous training as a textile designer and my ongoing exploration of the foustanélla pleated skirt of Greek folk culture and Elizabethan neck ruffs.
I am also concerned about the pressure of the inexorable march of technology, replacing the printed book by e-books. What will happen to all the books on our shelves that will never be read again?
found object - paper book
12 x 12 x 12 cm
Finalist
Judges of the 2011 Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize: Dr Gene Sherman AM (Executive Director of Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation) and Professor Ted Snell AM (Chair of the Visual Arts Board, Australia Council).
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