Elsewhere is a single page book that uses the Turkish map fold to produce an instant green screen, capable of transporting the reader anywhere. One of a kind, portable.
Transparency
The almost-nothingness of transparent backgrounds was the starting point for this work. Those grey and white chequered backgrounds that show transparency on graphics files, that are often left unnoticed, intrigued me. I wanted to make something with these overlooked backgrounds.
I like that transparent backgrounds describe a see-though plane by using an opaque pattern. And that they do so in virtual space. I wanted to transform this pattern by making it a material object that would occupy a physical space. I wanted it to unfold the way a map does, something that describes a territory.
Transparency is a map fold book to be held up to see the world beyond it.
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Transparency is part of a project made with members of the art collective Art Byte Critique. Responding to the theme Futuristic Illusion, this book belongs to a collaborative project with books by Arthur Huang, Patty Hudak, Yuko Kamei, Nick West, and Carlee Wolcott. It was first shared at Bristol Artist’s Book Event 2024.
Transparency is part of the collection of artists’ books at the UWE (University of West England).
Subway Origami
Subway Origami combines the subway lines on the Tokyo Metro map with the folds in origami paper. I created it soon after moving to Tokyo, having been in awe at how collapsable space is in the city.
This painting was exhibited at Tacchi Studios, Shibuya and Clouds, Koenji in Tokyo.
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