Brian Catling, 1958 UK
The Stumbling Block, its index (1990)
“The Stumbling Block, its Index is a series of poetic definitions to invoke an imaginary object. the Block cannot be found or contained in single description, it is a shape shifter, an enigmatic energy form that exists to align itself with caution to the shadow zones of human activity. the book is also an attempt to write sculpture, to use parallel methods to order materials, form and process, to fuse and structure them with association not metaphor. In this way to construct a numinous receiver and listen to the whispers therein.” B. Catling. The book is printed letterpress and case bound with hand-worked graphite boards and embossed title. From the edition of 500. Published by Book Works, London.
Bury, Stephen 1995, Artists’ Books The Book as a Work of Art. 1963-1995, Scolar Press, Aldershot,
Turner, Silvie (ed.), 1993, Facing the page – British Artists’ Books, a survey 1983 – 1993, estamp, London. p. 35.
Grahame, Noreen (ed.) 1991, Artists’ Books – The Catalogue, grahame galleries + editions, Brisbane