A copy o
f Leaves of Absence (2017), our unbound artist book, has just been reserved by the State Library of Victoria. The book is pictured below in our Abbotsford study. Shortly thereafter it was packaged up in readiness for delivery to the library, where it was placed in the capable hands of Des Cowley, History of the Book Manager/Collection Development and Discovery.
Meanwhile, as previously announced, next Friday, 16 March, between 2.30 - 3.15 pm, I'm participating in Regional Arts Words (RAW), a panel discussion hosted by Regional Arts Australia at Melbourne Art Book Fair 2018. My contribution will include a show and tell of Leaves of Absence, a project that sprung unexpectedly to life during a walk in Newstead Forest in the Victorian goldfields.
As I write, the presses are rolling for
Fallen Women, the little book we've made especially for the book fair. Early this week we okayed the final proofs and mockup (pictured below).
Fallen Women contains a selection of works that were made subsequent to
Leaves of Absence, preceded by a short fairy tale. Although it's a stand alone publication,
Fallen Women is the key that unlocks the secret of the mysterious Shadow Women in
Leaves of Absence. The book will be available from the Regional Arts Australia stand and I'll have some extra copies with me at the RAW talk.
RAW will be the sole voice of Australian regional arts at the book fair, so do come along if you can.
For full details of RAW and Melbourne Art Book Fair 2018, scroll down to our last post.
In further news, the State Library of Victoria/Sticky Institute show
Self-made: Zines and Artist Books continues its run, opening today, 9 March, at
Bunjil Place. Included in the exhibition are Moth Woman Press zines
Tattooed Faces and
Moth Woman Vigilantes. Self-made runs until 29 April. For full details, go
HERE.
An installation view is directly below. Photo credit: Gracia Haby and Louise Jennison.
