Week Thirteen: The Unbound Publication (Part Two)
I wanted this publication to be handled like a book but not act like the typical bound art book. It is clipped on the sides to allow people to see it as a whole but then it is quite hard to open without taking the clips off. I wanted each “sin” to have a full impact and I felt that by binding it, it would constrain the work.
Letting the pages be unbound also allowed me to play with the layers using acetate and translucent paper to make it more interactive than just flipping the pages. This format allowed the viewer to be curious about each page and how they could play around with the elements or swap layers around to create something new.
I settled on a simple ‘7′ as the publications title as a subtle way of hinting what it was about but at the same time now spoon-feeding and being direct about the concept. It would eventually become clear what it was about as a viewer interacts with the book and delves further inside.
