Book Acts
Initiated Book Acts, a new project for AMBruno, in which artists were invited to perform and embody the concept or essence of one of their books, and so to present the book by other means. Some of the works were created for film, by means of digital animation or appropriated extracts, and performance pieces were recorded onto film, each of the resulting videos was shown on a monitor accompanied by a copy of the originating book.
Louise Atkinson Mouth Scroll
Karen Blake void-ances mown circle: earth
Manya Doñaque endless lists
Kathryn Faulkner Everything changes
Judy Goldhill Contingencies of light: sun body
Jane Grisewood Mourning Lines
Sharon Kivland Nana Vit Sa Vie
Sophie Loss Swinging Susan Red
Valérie Mary Digression: Au bord de l'eau
Anne Rook Apple Story
Cally Trench and Philip Lee Sixteen Dada Heads
First exhibited at 17th International Contemporary Artists' Book Fair, The Tetley Contemporary Arts Centre, Leeds 2014, and the Reading Room at the Arnolfini, Bristol 2015.
Images: Sharon Kivland Nana Vit Sa Vie (3’ 07”), Valerie Mary Au bord de l’eau (2’00”) and Philip Lee & Cally Trench Sixteen Dada Heads (10’15”).