Black Bob
Artist's Book
1989 (published)
1989 (published)
| Artist/Maker | |
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This work by Colin Sackett marked the beginning of a continuing project of work concerned with an exploration of the 'direction' of reading
'Black Bob' comprises sixty-three double page spreads of an identical black and white image of a shepherd, a sheep-dog, a sheep and a flowing river in the background. The work is entirely visual, resembling a flip book. The sense of movement within the image (wherever it is first encountered) leads the reader to expect that there will be a development over the series of images, perhaps in the form of a picture story. This expectation is soon thwarted however as it becomes apparent through flipping back and forth that all the images are in fact the same.
'Black Bob' was made with the intention of investigating these expectations and reflexes, examining the notion of how to 'read' a book.
'Black Bob' comprises sixty-three double page spreads of an identical black and white image of a shepherd, a sheep-dog, a sheep and a flowing river in the background. The work is entirely visual, resembling a flip book. The sense of movement within the image (wherever it is first encountered) leads the reader to expect that there will be a development over the series of images, perhaps in the form of a picture story. This expectation is soon thwarted however as it becomes apparent through flipping back and forth that all the images are in fact the same.
'Black Bob' was made with the intention of investigating these expectations and reflexes, examining the notion of how to 'read' a book.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Black Bob |
| Materials and techniques | Printed book |
| Brief description | Artist's book, 'Black Bob', by Colin Sackett, Cracle, 1989 |
| Physical description | Artist's book consisting of one image (covering one opening) repeated 63 times. On the back cover the title information is printed in reverse. 126 pages. |
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| Summary | This work by Colin Sackett marked the beginning of a continuing project of work concerned with an exploration of the 'direction' of reading 'Black Bob' comprises sixty-three double page spreads of an identical black and white image of a shepherd, a sheep-dog, a sheep and a flowing river in the background. The work is entirely visual, resembling a flip book. The sense of movement within the image (wherever it is first encountered) leads the reader to expect that there will be a development over the series of images, perhaps in the form of a picture story. This expectation is soon thwarted however as it becomes apparent through flipping back and forth that all the images are in fact the same. 'Black Bob' was made with the intention of investigating these expectations and reflexes, examining the notion of how to 'read' a book. |
| Other number | X900230 - NAL Pressmark |
| Collection | |
| Library number | 38041990048688 |
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| Record created | February 13, 2014 |
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