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Artist's book

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thinking and to prompt a range of mind.”
responses — emotional, intellectual, and
physical.
The single image depicted here from
Ardessa-Nica Jesseau’s artist's book,
entitled the skin book, provides us with
a poetic connection between image
and text. We construct our own associ-
ations between what we see and what
we read.
Text may compose tne image itself. Don

Bury’s word sculpture confronts us with
large red letters forming the word
ANUS. The body is made clearly evident

while being nowhere in sight. : :
Denise Whitlow

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The photographic reproductions here uturance

provide us with a range of art making
strategies which also. combine text and
image, encouraging us to think and to
feel. Denise Whitlow uses text as a sym-
bolic, explanatory and textural element.
Her textua/ quilt makes a statement
about women and the meagreness of
documented history on their experi-
ences — in this case the 16th and 17th
century European witch hunts.

Burlap, paper and soil :
48” x 48”

“The text is obscured
and difficult to read
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challenging the
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language but at the
same time using
language to reclaim

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created from the interdependence of

words and visual components — a lan-
guage of art.

—Cindy Spence,

Guest Curator

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by juxtaposed images and text
Advertsing, traffic sign, popular cu
tre and this vsual ats institutes news
paper - Planet ofthe Arts - all combine
language and image to stimulate our
thinking and: to prompt 2 range of
responses ~ emotional, intellectual, and
Physical

The single image depicted here from
Ardessa-Nica Jesseau’s artists book,
entitled the skin Book, roves us with
2 poetic connection between image
and text. We construct our own associ
ations between what we see and what
we read.

Text may compose tne image itslf.Don
Bury word sculpture confronts us with
large ted letters forming the word
ANUS. The body is made leary evident
while being nowhere insight

The photographic reproductions here
provide us with a range of art making
strategies which also combine text and
image, encouraging us to think and to
feel Denise Whitlow uses text as asym-
bolic, explanatory and textural element.
Her textual quit makes a statement
about women and the meagreness of
documented history on their exper
fences — in this case the 16th and 17th
century European witch hunts

In all three cases, a new language is
created from the interdependence of
words and visual components ~ a lan
uage of ar.
Cindy Spence,
Guest Curator

E.HOXHA GALLERY

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