Palimpsest: ‘something reused or altered but still bearing visible traces of its earlier form.’
On this summer school students will look at ways to create an artist book inspired by a found object and the visual possibilities of a palimpsest.
The first two days of the course will introduce book structures and how to research and develop ideas through drawing and printmaking. We will look at a range of book structures from simple folded books with pockets to more intricate sewn books with hardcovers. On the third day the group will visit the Modern Art Gallery Special Collections.
For the rest of the week, each student will then develop their own personal project re-interpreting their chosen object and giving it new meaning through printmaking, drawing, stitch and mixed media.
The work of Marcel Duchamp, Betye Saar, Dieter Roth Hans Waanders and Tom Philips will be looked at as inspiration.