Stand 2 – Adelaide book artists : Dianne Longley’s Illumination Press / Beth Evans / Sandra Starkey Simon
Dianne Longley
The Compass of Change, 2007
Compass of Change 2007 is a smaller, spiral bound version of the 1996 concertina book of the same name, which explores the possible as well as the inevitable. The text consists of a long poem about the artist’s hopes and beliefs. The images contain symbolic references from an archive of the artist’s previous images, as well as diverse source material that has been incorporated and altered. Laser printed images and text on Saxton Chardonnay 100 gsm. 72 pp with wrap around coil binding and colour laser printed cover. 21 x 15.5 x 1 cm. Signed and numbered. Illumination Press, Hindmarsh, SA in an unlimited edition. $120
Dianne Longley
Threads drawn from the past, towards a digital future, 2005
This book is a combination of a boxed set of postcard images with narratives, family artefacts and miscellaneous family documents contained in a small suitcase, plus a website. The set of postcards (unlike the pages in a traditional book) resemble a deck of cards that have no prescribed order. They can be shuffled and read in randomly created sequences. 17.5 x 23 x 11 cm. Illumination Press, Hindmarsh, SA in an edition of 6. $2000
Dianne Longley
Curious and Fantastic Creatures, 2005
This small concertina book explores curious and weirdly fascinating creatures which cross time zones and cultural origins; the Renaissance historia animalium of Conrad Gesner, humorous figures from 16th century artist François Rabelais, contemporary Japanese ‘kawaii’, pop-imagination figures and toys, and grotesque imagery through history. The hand painted box contains a concertina book with intaglio prints. Box 9.5 x 9 x 3 cm, folded book 8 x 7 x 1.5 cm, open book 8 x 84 cm. Illumination Press, Hindmarsh, SA in an edition of 12.
Beth Evans
My Grandson’s Digestion, 2006
Combining humour with anatomical illustration, this book depicts the digestive system through images of the anatomy of the artist’s three grandsons. Drawn to scale, they provide the imagery for the book, which seeks to unravel and demystify the body’s functions. Concertina format. Intaglio images with chine collé and hand stitching. 6 pp, 19.5 x 16 x 1 cm. Signed and numbered. Self-published, Hindmarsh, SA in an edition of 3. $150
Beth Evans
Ex Votos I, 2007
Ex Votos have existed for thousands of years in many cultures, often taking the form of the body part that is to be healed or enhanced. This book takes the reader into the church where examples of these magical artefacts become a prayer offering to the patron saint of healing, St. Rita. The book of 5 pages contains etchings with aquatint and gold leaf. 14 x 12 x 1 cm. Signed and numbered. Self-published, Hindmarsh, SA in an edition of 3. $120
Sandra Starkey Simon
Scarlet loves to chase, 2003/07
Scarlet loves to chase is a hand-made book with original collages and mixed media, made for young children. The reader observes a kelpie dog as she reveals by elimination what she loves to chase. 20 pp, 36.5 x 39 x 2.5 cm. Signed. Self-published, Belair, SA. Unique. $2500
Sandra Starkey Simon
Breathing the Antarctic air, 2005
Monotype silk screen printed images in concertina format. It shows the metamorphosis of an albatross into a woman, an ambiguous finale. 5 pp, 17 x 12.5 x 1 cm. Signed. Self-published, Belair, SA. Unique. $150