Your Place/My Place: A Collaborative Artists' Book Project. Angie Butler and Philippa Wood: Artists Book

Product details

• Concept, Design & Production: Angie Butler and Philippa Wood

• Size: both books are 210 x 180mm

• Publisher: The Caseroom Press & Pet Galerie Press

• Publication Date: Summer 2012

• Price: £100 per set

• Limited Edition: 12

Background information

Open House is the result of collaboration between Angie Butler and Philippa Wood. This two-volume set of artists’ books – No.18 and No.42, was created especially for the Sense of Place exhibition, curated by Karen Kinoshita at the University of Minnesota.

The books are accompanied by an on-going blog:

http://www.yourplacemyplaceproject.blogspot.co.uk/

Book Description

No.18. An intimate selection of creative interpretations (twelve blog post headings) from our online house ‘tour’ – descriptions and stories about items and objects from an everyday (but much loved) spoon rest, to the ‘extravagance’ of eating liquorice. The experience of looking through this book has parallels with viewing a house: in turning pages/opening doors, different thoughts and narratives are revealed, depending on how you navigate your way, and if caring to delve deeper, or look closer. The 24pp book is hardback cloth bound in three sections with decorative endpapers. It is letterpress, silkscreen and digitally printed, with additional manually typewritten text, and ornamented with both badges and buttons.

Angie Butler

No.42 is a visual exploration of my living environment. Personal objects and belongings, and the space they inhabit, are described in what initially appears to be a rather abstract or impersonal manner. Further memories associated with the house or objects within, are hidden away in small envelopes stitched into the book, to be revealed only if and when the viewer feels tempted to discover more.

The 24pp book is encased within grey-board covers with an exposed spine and decorative endpapers. The book is printed using both traditional letterpress techniques and digital technology. In addition machine stitching, self-adhesive stickers and rubber stamps are used to embellish the pages of the book.

Philippa Wood

Below: A selection of pages from Open House: two volume set, No.18 & No.42.

My Place/Your Place - The story so far ...

My Place/Your Place is a collaborative artists' book project devised by
Angie Butler (Pet Galerie Press) and Philippa Wood (The Caseroom Press).

In January 2012 we were asked by Karen Kinoshita (University of Minnesota)
to participate in the forthcoming exhibition, 'Sense of Place in Artists' Books,'
to be held at the Architecture Library, University of Minnesota Oct-Dec 2012;
to coincide with the International Conference 'Mapping Spectral Traces'
: PLaCE Minnesota.

With this in mind, we began to e-mail each other our thoughts and ideas,
trying to pinpoint shared interests, thinking how we could develop our ideas
regarding the concept of 'sense of place,' and how to increase understanding
towards, and empathy with our work through it's publication.
Through our online conversations, we realised that, although we had met
a number of times, through our academic and artistic practice: we had
never been to, or seen each other's houses.
We have no knowledge of where we both dwell, or of the surroundings
in which we each inhabit daily. Although we have a shared appreciation for nostalgia,
letterpress, Delia Smith, typewriters and the histories and narratives of objects
- we don't know an awful lot about our respective pasts, present, or future selves,
our hopes and dreams.

So, as an attempt to discover and reveal a few interesting stories,
we have decided to carry out some domestic archaeology.
We will give each other an online 'tour' of our own houses in words and pictures,
and make an accompanying artist's book that focuses on an intimate selection
of the tour.
We hope that by acknowledging the past, discussing the present and investing
in the future we not only develop our own relationship, but aim to raise
an awareness of how we are connected to the places where we live,
and to understand the psychology that underpins our furnishings,
decor and household adornments.

Your Place/My Place: A Collaborative Artists' Book Project. Angie Butler and Philippa Wood

Pages

Artists Book - Open House: No.18 & No. 42

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