codex interruptum..... a tour

'Codex interruptum' has been up (mostly - the damn sticky on the back of the magnart plates is not so sticky on the walls of spiral) for just over a week now...

here's what the little space looks like....

(more of the story was blogged here and here )

in through the front door and it's 'codex nautilus' (an infinite book arranged as a boat)
and on the ground is a little installation 'navicula'
made of encyclopaedia page origami boats
(they are carrying a load of rock salt
and navigating the passage around towers of world book encyclopaedias)

 

 'navicula' (little boat)

 through the middle of the space - some booky pieces in the foreground
and 'sic transit gloria mundi' on the back wall....

last week a bloggy/booky/calligraphic colleague braved the space 

 (I was really touched that they travelled so far...)

we're standing in front of a mix of things.....
serpens volumen - arcus pluvius is sitting so neatly on a gallery shelf.... 

it looks like it was purpose-built!

above is 'virtus libris' (the virtuous book) and below is a de/recontruction of its (dirty) components - 'virtus ex libris' (virtues from the book)

as well as my more esoteric  photographic and sculptural works, I included a small collection of hand-bound books. Not only did I hope that this would be a sound financial move (this is a small country town, small gallery space)....  I wanted to celebrate the act of bookbinding - to juxtapose finely crafted, practical, traditional things amongst scenes of book destruction if you like.

(If I were working the show for a different space I think it would be done in a different manner - including the use of digital screens for my photographic pieces as opposed to photographic prints.....)

 

‘panton volvit plenus orbis’ (everything turns full circle) - installation of circular book forms

and a plinth with my carved reclaimed high school 'Gardeners' text..... 'ars gratia artis'

I have constructed more of these circular forms to install as part of the small sculpture show with SotE this coming week ...

and talking of upcoming events - today and tomorrow I'm participating in 'speed-dating for artists' - so I'm off to Merimbula later today to learn how to date the big arty commercial galleries... and tomorrow I present my work to 6 of them (in rapid succession). It will be 'interesting' if nothing else!

Next weekend I'm speaking a the SotE sculpture symposium, and I have a little ephemeral work I'm planning to unleash on an unsuspecting Bermagui on the Saturday (talk is on the Sunday)

Oh and this past week I met with ANU field studies mob (with John Reid in the lead) regarding ANU arty students invading the south coast in coming months - I may be making something in conjunction with them (we'll see what comes of that)


busy busy busy!

codex interruptum - the interrupted book

I have been focusing my (blogging) energies on my general site over the last while - and my artistic energies on extraneous projects - I've taken a committee position on both FSCLAP (Vice President of that puppy) and Sculpture on the Edge (Media... I think!) - and I've got a number of personal projects on the go at the moment as well.....

In May I'm opening Sams Creek Bookworks - it's a creative/business/community/ecological venture of mine and of course I'm stupidly overcomitted already but..... when the time is right to do these things, well things just have to be done.... so I'll just have to bite the bullet and get what needs to be done DONE

On that same tack - in just a few weeks time now I've committed myself to a small solo exhibition (is there such a thing?)

codex interruptum - the interrupted book will be a smallish affair - hopefully manageable and hopefully I'll be able to recoup my costs (as our financial situation at the moment is precarious!)

I'll primarily be showing the work from the end of my MVA, a few things that I won't be using in this MFA, and some craft items (some small hand bound books etc) - My motivation for holding the show at this time is to have some closure for my MVA work, to promote what I'm up to now (lest some folk think I've moved away or something!), and to give myself more confidence in showing this work publicly.


well here goes


I've shared lots of other news of book/award success on my usual blog..... but I'll reiterate in here in a short while - I'll also be sharing some of my plans for this year's work.... (I'm slowly getting there!)


right now - it's all hands on deck to get through the solo exhibition, the preparations for the launching of sams creek bookworks, all the other life commitment!!!!!




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codex interruptum - the interrupted book

I've just finalised details for a solo exhibition of (mostly older) booky works with a few newer pieces thrown in for good measure.....

codex interruptum - the interrupted book

Sprial Gallery

Bega

18 Feb - 9 March 2011 

further details and nervous breakdown to follow shortly.....



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