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Library for the artist's book, Sydney Australia

Darwin

Categories: Bookwork / Image-graphic Books, Printmakers' Books, Rubber Stamped Books, Serigraph Print Books

Reference no.:L/Cod.4/07.00 Place/Shelf:1ER

Book title: Darwin
Published by: Codex Event 4
Year made: 2007
Place made: Australia
Original: Yes
Edition:
(No. in Edition)
10
(1)
Dimensions: 270 x 480
Binder: bound by Codex Event 4
Physical description: triangular book with fold out, stitched
Medium: found images, rubber stamped text
Further information:
The members of Codex Event 4 were Sarah Bowen, Darren Bryant, Liz Deckers, Rebbeckah Evans, Louise Irving, Jo Kambourian and Tim Mosely.

"The 'pflight' of the paper balloon. In the remote mountain regions of northern Taiwan where travel is difficult the villagers developed a elegant way of communicating with the members of their families that were spread out across the region. At festival times they would release hot air paper balloons into the evening sky which when high enough into the atmosphere would be seen by their neighbours confirming all was well. The idea of paper balloons being able to cross boundaries was the initial idea for the collaborative artists involved in Codex Event 4. The balloons made soon became a metaphor for the plight of refugees who also tried to cross boundaries to freedom. The balloons developed into deflated objects and finally took the form of a book which when opened takes the shape of a boat. The names for the "boats" were taken from the identified detention centres used by the Australian federal government to "deal" with the illegal immigrants." Tm Mosely

This book is featured in 'The Silent Scream; political and social comment in books by artists'. For more information see PUBLICATIONS.


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IMAGES: Darwin

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