Dianne and Kathryn Souphandavong’s collaborative book In the Beginning, with its spectral and atmospheric images combined with poetry will be featured in the Art/Text/Clearinghouse Project opening February 8 at the Perth Centre for Photography. A mother and daughter team, their book explores the non-human – with images of spectres, figures and ghostly forms appearing naturally… Continue reading Di and Kat Souphandavong’s book In the beginning has arrived!
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Eva Fernández: (terra) australis incognita
(terra) australis incognita is a catalogue for a recent exhibition with the same title by Eva Fernández shown at the Fremantle Art Centre in 2011. The catalogue includes essays by Andrew Nicholls, artist, writer and curator based in Perth as well as Bec Dean, curator, writer and Associate Director of Performance Space, Sydney. Emphasising the… Continue reading Eva Fernández: (terra) australis incognita
Only 26 days to go to submit your photo book or collaborative book
Just a reminder that we are looking for books for our February exhibition. They are due by 31 JANUARY 2012 This means that if you have been doing a book involving a second author/artist/participant you should be getting it to the printer right now. See more details here: Art/Text/Clearinghouse project. We know that there are… Continue reading Only 26 days to go to submit your photo book or collaborative book
Postcards from Home by Sam Harris
Photographer Sam Harris has produced both a handmade concertina book and a POD edition based on his Postcards from Home series. The latter POD version, Postcards from Home 2008 – 2011, was recently awarded the 2011 Momento Pro Photobook of the Year. Postcards from Home 2008 – 2011 by Sam Harris Based in Balingup and with… Continue reading Postcards from Home by Sam Harris
Flavio Rosa’s exhibition Frozen at Kulcha
Open daily 10:00 to 4:00 pm 4-30 September 2011 Flavio Rosa’s photography has the intimacy of life labeled in every picture. Of Brazillian heritage, his friendly disposition allows his subjects to feel comfortable and lets magic happen. His work reflects his passion for dance and his sense of rhythm; his eyes capture more than we… Continue reading Flavio Rosa’s exhibition Frozen at Kulcha
Vivienne Glance and Perdita Phillips: A simple rain
Photography with an eye for symbolism and hint of narrative, prose filled with visual acuity and flurries and flakes of inventiveness. There is a tangible synergy here between text and image, giving rise to “dissolved aspirations”, depth…past mourning” and the “notes of ages”. ‘A simple rain’ is a book to linger over, a book… Continue reading Vivienne Glance and Perdita Phillips: A simple rain
Rupture by Scott-Patrick Mitchell and Eleanor Leonne Bennett
we have achieved time travel. we have created a wormhole that is both temporal & spatial. we have found a rupture in the world… & through it we speak to each other. Meet Eleanor Leonne Bennett & her imaginary friend Scott-Patrick Mitchell. Or are we meeting SPM and his new imaginary friend, Kitten? Or have… Continue reading Rupture by Scott-Patrick Mitchell and Eleanor Leonne Bennett
Grammatical Instances by the mitchell bros.
the mitchell bros. was a collaboration between poet Scott-Patrick Mitchell and artist/photographer Eric James Mitchell. Collaboration redefines the social space. Each artistic language articulates the moment with its own dialect. A grapholexia of creative comprehension is formed, the symbol and glyph combined in new expression. This dialogue forms its own grammar, syntax and morphology. Image… Continue reading Grammatical Instances by the mitchell bros.
mag cloud
Another digital publishing site popular with photographers and artists is Mag cloud http://www.magcloud.com/. The sizes and bindings available are limited reflecting its original focus on high end arts/photography magazines. Some details from the website: How it Works Upload an 8.5″ x 11.0″ or 5.5″ x 8.5″, multi-page PDF of your publication. Select your layout, binding… Continue reading mag cloud
Denise Brown and Gail Robinson: Cemented by Shadows
The handmade limited edition book Cemented by Shadows is the first collaboration between visual artist Denise Brown and text artist Gail Robinson. Denise’s vibrant drawings were inspired by memories of her upbringing in rural Cornwall. Consistent with her art practice she has used personal experience to translate the emotional content of everyday life and contemporary… Continue reading Denise Brown and Gail Robinson: Cemented by Shadows
Artists books as part of impact7
Bibliotheca Librorum Apud Artificem and Monash Library’s Rare Books collection have put on an exhibition in association with the Impact 7 print conference on the theme of political and social content. Bibliotheca Librorum Apud Artificem’s website: www.bibliotheca.org.au For further information about the conference visit http://impact7.org.au
Flavio Rosa and Emmanuela Dos Santos Dias: The Frozen Book
The Frozen Book was an art/text book that combines two creative sources: Flavio works with the visuals and Emmanuela with the words. The Frozen Book reflected Flavio’s desire to work with water and images as he has never experienced the snow, by placing photos in water and then freezing them he has created a body… Continue reading Flavio Rosa and Emmanuela Dos Santos Dias: The Frozen Book