Tag: artists profiles

Nise McCulloch

Nise McCulloch

How did you become involved in artist’s books? By accident really. Books and literature have always been central to my career & voluntary work. I was working on a writing project exploring destruction in literature which turned into a wider, interdisciplinary artistic venture producing a 

Grania Hayes

Grania Hayes

How did you get involved in artist’s books? I became involved in making artists books whilst printmaking with Michelle Avison at Morley College. One day she suggested we should make books.  At first, I was reluctant, but I had a go and I cut vinyl 

Kim Bevan

Kim Bevan

How did you become involved in artists books ?

I first found out about artists books whilst I was doing my Master’s in Fine Art at Leeds. My lecturer, Chris Taylor, showed us a range of books as part of a group session and then encouraged us to come along to the Book Fair.  I was so inspired by everything that I saw that I started to experiment with books in my own work.

  • What is the main focus of your practice?

My practice is focused on the unnoticed or unseen details in the world around me, working with different folding techniques, printmaking and paper cutting .  I have created work looking at chewing gum on a pavement, overheard conversations and lichen on the park fence.

  • What are you working on at the moment?

I am currently working on a piece about mastitis, I have been on maternity leave for a year and have had a lot of trouble with blocked ducts and mastitis so am trying to make a piece to show this unseen pain that some mothers have to go through.

Instagram accounts:

@kim_bevan @paperbasedworkshops

Facebook Pages:

https://www.facebook.com/kimbevanart/,

https://www.facebook.com/paperbasedworkshops/

Hilke Kurzke

Hilke Kurzke

How did you become involved in artist’s books? After my PhD, while looking for a job, I rekindled my older hobby of binding books. When I first started out with binding, in the 90s, I learned from books that I borrowed (and photocopied) at my 

Joanna Robson

Joanna Robson

How did you become involved in artist’s books? I became involved with artists’ books during studying for my MA in Authorial Illustration at University College Falmouth.  I was interested in the idea of telling stories within a single picture, and as the pictures I made 

Carla Moss

Carla Moss

How did you become involved in artist’s books?

I started making artist’s books because of my concern for the planet. I wanted to create things that were smaller and more portable whilst still maintaining my artist practice. This included making one-off books of drawings, books out of found materials and collaborative books with others. 

What is the focus of your practice?

I am interested in time and it’s impact on our lives and our relationship with the environment.

What are you working on at the moment?

I’m currently between projects so now is a time of reflection and review. This is a great time for new opportunities to arise and to try new things out.

http://www.carlamoss.co.uk

Islam Aly

Islam Aly

How did you become involved in artist’s books? In the spring of 2000, at the exhibition titled One of a Kind Artists’ Books in Cairo, I saw books unlike any I had ever seen before. They were different in their concepts, structures, techniques, and materials; 

David Armes                         Red Plate Press

David Armes Red Plate Press

How did you become involved in artist’s books? I first started making books to mark the process and progress of residencies. (See: the ‘Locational’ series.) The act of turning the page to reveal a different aspect appeared to be an ideal way to present the 

BBB Books Collective

BBB Books Collective

How did you become involved in artist’s books?

BBB Books are a three person collective, comprising of Holly Birtles, Tim Burrough & Rita Byon, who are connected by an interest in surface, process and the photographic image represented in book form. Through collaborative projects and individual works they explore human memory, bodily engagement, landscape and the natural environment. They use a combination of digital capture, risograph, letterpress and hand printed B&W prints in their finished works. Comprising of graduates from Slade School of Fine Art and Camberwell College of Art, BBB Books members live and work in London, UK and Seoul, Korea.

What is the focus of your practice?

BBB Books Collective brings together photography, text and printmaking in small run artists books.  

What are you working on at the moment?

Independent photographic projects, including: found belongings, music collaborations and video, performance, prop production, walking/archiving and subsequent publications of revised concepts. 

Social media links

www.timburrough.co.uk

www.hollybirtles.com

http://www.ritabyon.com/

instagram 

@hbirtles

@BYONbooks

@ritabyon

paula roush/msdm.studio

paula roush/msdm.studio

How did you become involved in artist’s books? I consider publishing as my artistic practice, with publications crossing over into photoworks, installation and photobook works. What is the focus of your practice? The relationship between mind, consciousness and the materialisation of the photographic object. What