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Emissions

Artist's Book
1992 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This artist's book presents the body as a receptacle holding many different substances: solid and liquid as well as ideas.

Text is printed on transparent sheets interleaved with sealed transparent pockets containing traces of bodily fluids. The book is completely transparent, allowing the reader to see right through it, observing all parts of it in one go. One can see physical traces of bodily emissions as well as printed text representing the world of ideas.

This book contains text by Katharine Meynell, the images and book design were produced in collaboration with Susan Johanknecht


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleEmissions (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Book with acetate pages, liquid, colour transparencies, sewn with string, contained in envelope
Brief description
Artist's book, 'Emissions', by Katharine Meynell and Susan Johanknecht, Gefn, London, 1992
Physical description
Transparent pages holding various pockets containing unidentifiable liquid, and colour transparencies.
Saddle sewn by hand with three lengths of string tied up on the spine and left uncut.
Contained in a semi-opaque hand-made envelope.

Published in an edition of 150 copies.

14 pages
Dimensions
  • Height: 221mm (Note: ENVELOPE Length: 242 Width: 159 Depth: 3 BOOK Length: 221 Width: 155 Depth: 4)
Summary
This artist's book presents the body as a receptacle holding many different substances: solid and liquid as well as ideas.

Text is printed on transparent sheets interleaved with sealed transparent pockets containing traces of bodily fluids. The book is completely transparent, allowing the reader to see right through it, observing all parts of it in one go. One can see physical traces of bodily emissions as well as printed text representing the world of ideas.

This book contains text by Katharine Meynell, the images and book design were produced in collaboration with Susan Johanknecht
Other number
X930145 - NAL Pressmark
Collection
Library number
38041993108125

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Record createdApril 2, 2014
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