Altered book for Al Mutanabbi, 2012
Amanda Williams, Australia
| Amanda Williams, Western
Australia, 2012 “I don't think we need books that are about war and peace in a general way, we need books that say to people “Come And See what happened here...” How do you create a book that is a lament and a celebration of the idea of books, at the same time? How do you take what is essentially a personal and interior art and use it to make a social statement in very public venues?” Beau Beausoleil, 2011. Art-making is personal. It is as much about the state of mind of the artist as the physical thing being made. I began this project seeing the potential for a fresh beginning, like flowers blooming after a drought. Then, auto-immune, my body began to attack itself. I looked the same on the outside but my mind became a dark place. I stopped, thought again and started over. My Altered book for Al Mutanabbi St is about the emptiness of destruction and the inner void of depression. It is about not judging a book by its cover. 23 x 15 x 4.5cm. Book, bookboard, cloth, acrylic paint www.amandawilliams.com.au amanda@amandawilliams.com.au |