A personal artist book project in the form of a calendar, consisting of found images as well my own photography and sometimes drawings.
The first calendar, A 366-day calendar of things to look at for 2015-16, started on 1 July 2015: my birthday, and therefore the start of my year. The second calendar, A 365-day calendar of things to look at for 2016-17 (pictured here), started on 1 July 2016.
Printed at a local copy shop, I had the stack of A4 pages cut in half to A5-size with a hydraulic guillotine, and then glue-bound them all by hand. I glued the right-hand side shut too, so that a page needs to be cut open every day of the year.
The first calendar, A 366-day calendar of things to look at for 2015-16, started on 1 July 2015: my birthday, and therefore the start of my year. The second calendar, A 365-day calendar of things to look at for 2016-17 (pictured here), started on 1 July 2016.
Printed at a local copy shop, I had the stack of A4 pages cut in half to A5-size with a hydraulic guillotine, and then glue-bound them all by hand. I glued the right-hand side shut too, so that a page needs to be cut open every day of the year.
I was interested in the societal desire to consume images, sometimes to the point of addiction, usually in the digital realm of Instagram, Pinterest and Facebook – and then contrasting/ controlling that with supplying only one, static, poorly printed, black and white image per day. I am also interested in allowing an interaction with a book object, in requiring a reader to take a knife to it and slice it open, sometimes tearing the pages a little bit. A rather restrained way of breaking the rules.
Some pictures of of the first calendar here, here, here and here.
Some pictures of of the first calendar here, here, here and here.
