SIX LOOPED ZINES
1/ Gracia Haby & Louise Jennison
I think all the world is falling
No longer six feet under
Disrupted and rumpled
Dim wood, spark bright
and
A warmed pebble in my hand
February, 2018
Digital print zines
Edition of 100
Each title is a 9cm X 42cm, eight page colour concertina zine with B&W text on a paper belt held in place by a silver circle sticker.
A series of five pocket-sized zines from the artists’ books of the same name. All five titles were released into the wild at the 2018 Sticky Institute Festival of the Photocopier.
Together they can recreate a pocket-sized version of our exhibition, Looped, at State Library Victoria (2017 – ongoing).
In 2022, held by our Ripples in the Open collage and a curl of text about a Snow leopard, within the cabinets of the Arts West Building, University of Melbourne, A warmed pebble in my hand and Take a lesson from the ground (2017) were exhibited alongside page details from our artists’ book, Because I Like You (2016). The works on display in the foyer were from the library’s collection.
B for Book
FRIDAY 28TH OF JUNE – FRIDAY 19TH OF JULY, 2024
31 NORTH STREET, BEDMINSTER, BRISTOL, UK
Curated Exhibitions by Frankenstein Press
We are excited to announce a series of four curated exhibitions per year, aligned with the equinoxes and solstices.
In an era where our connection with nature and its cycles has waned, our mission is to actively promote creativity, emphasising the value of craftsmanship, artistry, and the profound human connection fostered through the printed word.
We extend an invitation to join us on a journey that celebrates the beauty of of the analogue, upholds the preservation of tradition, and embraces the enduring power of human creativity in a world moving at lightening speed.
Our Summer 2024 exhibition focuses on the significant role of books in shaping culture and personal growth through storytelling. Books serve as timeless conduits for narratives, knowledge, and enlightenment, bridging past, present, and future.
Unlike digital media, books are tangible artefacts, held, shared, and cherished over time, preserving a wealth of information. They ignite imagination, nurture creativity, and facilitate idea-sharing, often transcending mere functionality to become cherished objects of beauty.
Book arts represent a diverse landscape of creativity, weaving together storytelling, visual artistry, and craftsmanship to create unique and captivating works. Beyond mere vessels of information, book arts celebrate the fusion of form and content, inviting audiences to engage with art and literature in innovative and interactive ways.
The B for Book exhibition has been curated by Sarah Bodman, who kindly lent us a portion of her artists’ books archive at the Centre for Print Research, UWE Bristol.
The 100+ bookworks on display have been created by national and international artists.
Come along and discover works by:
Ioulia Akhmadeeva — Mexico
Craig Atkinson — UK
Boabooks — Switzerland
Jeremy Dixon — UK
Zenon Fajfer — Poland
Caren Florance — Australia
Gloria Glitzer — Germany
Gracia Haby & Louise Jennison — Australia
Imi Maufe — Norway
Sarah Nicholls — USA
Lina Nordenström — Sweden
Otto — France
Elisabeth Tonnard — the Netherlands
Barrie Tullett — UK
Corinne Welch — UK
and many more…
Our artists’ book set, A Hemline of Sky, Forest, and Water through Smoke, and an edition of our zine, I think all the world is falling, exhibited as part of B for Book.
2/ Gracia Haby & Louise Jennison
Looped
August, 2017
Digital print zine
Unlimited edition
A 21cm X 15cm, 16 page colour zine with copper staples.
Looped includes the text, A whisker lighter. “Passing the library, a sizeable section of the lawn was fenced off. A low temporary barrier had been pegged in place to enable the grass its forty-winks to regenerate. A kip to allow the new seed to take hold seemed just what I needed also. And there, atop the bed of sleeping grass, a kit of pigeons, a flock of gulls, and a quarrel of sparrows with no desire to call in on the old ballroom when they had such a prize. Safe, and in possession of a sheltered location, they basked in the warmth of the sun. The pigeons, in particular, pulled out and fanned their feathers to make the most of the solar heat. Their fans lent the scene an air of Sunday picnickers, an Eden for Birds Only, and I was glad I had chanced upon this moment that threw sunlight on my impression of the world. It was in these small and ephemeral shards that life made sense. All that was good, transfigured into form! It was in these quiet encounters that I was pierced and purpose was found.”
Created as part of our exhibition, Looped, at State Library Victoria (2017 – ongoing), this is the only zine to date that we have created as an unlimited edition. During the first year of Looped, copies of this zine were available to collect from the dais for free.
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