Home to the Sheffield International Artist's Book Prize Collection
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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
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.
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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 …
How did you become involved in artist books? I was introduced to artist books by a printmaking technician while I was at Plymouth University studying fine art. My final body of work included a book ‘Inventory’ which I entered into the Sheffield International Book Prize …
This week we installed an exhibition in Sheffield Central Library to get people interested in Artists books and the Fair on 5th October (just in case you had forgotten!) The selection was made from the Sheffield International Artist’s Book Prize collection which is over 800 strong. We were very pleased with the results. It will be up until 28th September but then all of those books and many more will be on display on the day of the fair. We would love you to come and join us!
Here is the first interview with one of our participating artists at the Sheffield Artist’s Book Fair which will take place on 5th October. ARTIST NAME: Estella Scholes How did you become involved in artist’s books?I started making book art about ten years ago after …
