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This one is is a few centimetres shorter than the first serpens volumen - it's 2.25m long (or a bit over 7ft) and has been constructed from pages of Encyclopaedia Brittanica Science Year books from the early 1980s (which not coincidentally was also my high school years)
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This one is called 'serpens volumen - arcus pluvius' - or the rainbow serpent book - and I think it should be pretty obvious why it carries that name... the pages of the book have been arranged according to spine fold colours - and it's quite amazing (and often a surprise) what a delightful array of colours turn up when you slice and fold about 5 encyclopaedic volumes
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as in the first 'serpens volumen', each section of the book has been created from a single page of from the year books - and again I went through almost an entire 100m roll of waxed lined thread (I also broke the eye of one of my bookbinding needles... ) I think it took me almost as long to arrange the pages as it did to bind this creature.
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Its quite an unwieldy beast to pick up, carry and arrange - but also so satifying to try it out in numerous arrangements - the rainbow spine really makes for a very different look to the first book - and I can't wait to try them out together in a space....
I looked at it, stretched out, and thought'how the heck does she move this thing!'
ReplyDeletehee hee hee - its quite a beastie to move around - its so fluid, it spins and twists around itself... I drape it, like a python, around my shoulders... quite a sight!
ReplyDeleteWow ronnie, very impressed, i love the way you have used colour on the spin of the book. well done.
ReplyDeleteThe 'skin' on 'serpens volumen - arcus pluvius'is evocative of a Diamond Python Ronnie. Also the way you've created multiple compositions out of the one piece adds another dimension to its appeal.
ReplyDeletethanks for your astute and kind words peciacake - how lovely of you to drop by my neck of the woods!
ReplyDeletemany years ago there was a glorious python living in the roof of the old part of the house here at the creek - it was wonderful - beautifully glossy black - I always wondered what it would feel like to hold.... it wouldn't be like a book version I'm sure!
What a stunning rainbow serpent! I love it.
ReplyDeleteI'm thoroughly enjoying browsing through your blog and loving these images of your work.
ReplyDeleteWow! I'm so impressed. I can see I'll be wandering around your blog for a bit.
ReplyDeleteGreat, very great! I love it
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