Father's garden
Artist's Book
1989 (published)
1989 (published)
| Artist/Maker |
The title of this book has resonances of a lush and fruitful allotment, as well as more Biblical connotations of the Garden of Eden. The external and internal appearance of the book show little of this verdant paradise. The imagery is dense, dark and layered, with borders and furrows with almost circuit-board style rigidity. The text inside is deeply inset; a page within a page. The lines of the poem are obscured by blocks of ink, with the odd word or phrase left to read. At some points the text underneath the ink is just about legible, lending a sense of toil about the reading, the unearthing of the poem's meaning. This book leaves the viewer with a sense of unease after experiencing its claustrophobic presence.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Father's garden (published title) |
| Materials and techniques | Printed book |
| Brief description | Artist's book, 'Father's garden', by Ken Campbell, 1989 |
| Physical description | Artist's book, featuring a single poem which is repeatedly printed using different typefaces on each page, with different sections blocked out, although often still visible. The 'text' is framed within richly coloured double leaves, occasionally embellished with rectangular frames patterned with smaller squares and rectangles; the pages are varnished to produce a glossy effect and are further decorated with small circles, rectangles and clusters of patterns 51 pages. In a slipcase, decorated in a similar manner to the book. Limited ed. of 50 numbered copies |
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| Summary | The title of this book has resonances of a lush and fruitful allotment, as well as more Biblical connotations of the Garden of Eden. The external and internal appearance of the book show little of this verdant paradise. The imagery is dense, dark and layered, with borders and furrows with almost circuit-board style rigidity. The text inside is deeply inset; a page within a page. The lines of the poem are obscured by blocks of ink, with the odd word or phrase left to read. At some points the text underneath the ink is just about legible, lending a sense of toil about the reading, the unearthing of the poem's meaning. This book leaves the viewer with a sense of unease after experiencing its claustrophobic presence. |
| Other number | X890131 - NAL Pressmark |
| Collection | |
| Library number | 38041989055025 |
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| Record created | February 13, 2014 |
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