THE MOUNTAINS ARE CALLING…

A selection of artists’ books by members of LAND2 and from the archives at the Centre for Print Research.

An exhibition hosted by Bower Ashton Library, UWE, Bristol, UK
Friday 3rd March – Monday 17th April, 2023

A selection of 90 artists’ books, publications and small printed works by members of LAND2 and from the archives at the Centre for Print Research.

This exhibition accompanies a Bookarts at UWE / LAND2 symposium in Bristol discussing environmental themes including water quality, land degradation, pollution and damage to the landscape, interventions and ideas. It shares some of the outcomes from UWE’s HAS-ACE Connecting Research Project Grant Scheme — Slow Violence and River Abuse: The Hidden Effect of Land Use on Water Quality (led by Niamh Fahy and Gillian Clayton) — alongside curated presentations from national artists, geographers, writers, environmentalists and scientists. The creative practice-led research network LAND2, “land squared”, was started in 2002 as a national network of artist/lecturers and research students with an interest in landscape/place-oriented art practice. Its convenors are: Iain Biggs (independent), Mary Modeen (Dundee) and Judith Tucker (University of Leeds).

The artists’ books on display at Bower Ashton Library have been selected for their focus on the natural world and the environment in relation to the project’s themes. A pop-up handling exhibition of prints and artists’ books will temporarily leave the library for the public to handle at the UWE / LAND2 day event.

This exhibition is open to the public Monday – Friday 9am–5pm. No booking needed. The library is on the first floor of B block.

Bower Ashton Library
UWE Bristol, City Campus at Bower Ashton, Kennel Lodge Road, Bristol BS3 2JT

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1st of March, 2023

Gracia Haby & Louise Jennison
A Hemline of Sky Through Smoke, A Hemline of Forest Through Smoke, and A Hemline of Water Through Smoke
2020
Unopened artists’ books, 12 double-sided Indigo Digital CMYK pages with perforated fore-edge and eight double-sided Indigo Digital CMYK and black pages on 118gsm Mohawk Superfine Smooth Ultra White, with Indigo Digital CMYK covers on 148gsm Mohawk Superfine Smooth Ultra White
Including a waistband on 118gsm Mohawk Superfine Smooth Ultra White, and paper knife on 1400gsm boxboard
Printed by Bambra
Bound by Louise Jennison
(Each an) edition of 100, with 10 artists’ proofs