'carpe diem' --- a book

'Carpe Diem'

 for BAO Edition four - group 11

a small case bound book - unveiled page by page....

 

'Carpe Diem'

archival digital print
hand date stamped, colour pencil lettered title page

various papers - including what I believe is momigami paper for the covers
(I spied the paper languishing in the corner of an art supply shop -
the owner had 'forgotten' what the paper was!) 

140mm x 150mm (closed)

edition of 12

The title - 'Carpe Diem' came from a selection of 100 short stories titles 

penned by Sarah Bodman in 'An Exercise for Kurt Johannessen'

(this is one of three titles/editions I have put my hand up to undertake.... yes madness)

I mentioned to all the BAO peeps who received this handmade book as part of the BAO exchange - my book requires a smart device with a QR reader app installed in order to view the information - which is understandably frustrating for many people --- I suspect that even when we first-world inhabitants have access to and familiarity with current technology, its just a tad annoying to be forced to use a specific piece of technology... I wonder how many of my BAO recipients shrugged their shoulders and proclaimed it all 'a bit too hard'? (and mumbled curses including my name...). This book is dependent on a privileged (and what I suspect will be a rapidly defunct) technology  - which of course is central to the work. I, perversely perhaps, like imagining that sooner rather than later QR codes and current smart device technologies will be no more - and the website addresses that each code in my book links to will likewise bite the dust -- gone into the interwebs ether.... and yet what will remain is a quirky little tome that forever then hides its contents....

Yes, this idea has occupied me for some years - and this was just a small expression of my thoughts about the future of books...


indeedy I so enjoyed creating 'carpe diem' that I made a wee zine (an abridged version of sorts of the title) that I've already shared with many friends...

 

I will be posting this little zine to all the BAO edition 4 participants 

(in the fullness of time)

.....

for you...

 this is what I've made to give to one of you

to say 'thanks'...

 its a little coptic bound journal

135mm x 95mm

made from collected things...

inside are blank pages as well as assorted ephemera...

maps and other bits... 

even some scraps of my calligraphic work... 

for you to embellish or do what you'd like to do 

On Sunday (Jan 13)

I'll pop the name of everyone who has selected a favourite 'gesture' pic into a 'hat'

and pick a recipient at random

oh and for everyone who has indicated their fav gesture work
and emails me their details - 

I'll post you a little zine 

(yes I know I've posted this to some folk already...
and I'm about to post one to everyone in the BAO group)

plus - its highly likely that I'll slip something else into the envelope too!

so don't forget drop by here and tell me your fav

by telling me the images you like best you're helping me make some decisions

THANKS!

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