Under One Moon 1, 2 and 3
Janet Bradley, UK
| Under One Moon 1, 2
and 3; Janet Bradley, London, UK, 2012 Under one moon beautiful words will endure. In poetry, the seed that we all hold together. On the pages of these books poetic words in both Arabic and English survive despite the destructive force of fire. They meet in the middle surrounded by the reflective light of silver. Beautiful words appear, rising not from the ash, but despite the ash. They are the winged creatures of our souls, birds on wires, perched in line on pages waiting to be read, spoken; waiting to take flight. Like birds, they are both fragile and powerful. Three different books share the same title. Under One Moon 1, 2 and 3 are paired with their unaltered original copies. 1) The Physical Basis for Life by J. D. Bernal (1949), 2) Snow: poems by Humbert Wolfe (1931) and 3) Guide to the Stars by Hector Macpherson (1946). The inclusion of the unaltered books evokes wholeness and healing. Three, single edition altered books. 13 x19 cm closed, 26 x19 cm open. All three are the same size. Material: Altered book, carbon from fire, silver leaf, ink, card catalogue envelopes with cards. Janet Bradley: B.A. University of Colorado; Boulder, University of the Arts London/Camberwell College of the Arts MA Book Arts Some recent exhibitions: 2012 II International Arsenal Book Festival, Kiev, Ukraine University of the Arts London/Camberwell College of Arts Postgraduate Final Show “0.34 miles (0.54 km)” Printmaker/Book Arts, Camberwell College of Arts, Wilsons Road 2011 “Overdue” Group Exhibit, Camberwell College of Arts Library Space Gallery, Denver, Colorado USA. “Painted Word/Painted World”, an International Collaborative Art Group National Irish Visual Arts Library, Dublin, Ireland Galeria Arte et Vision, Lavaur, France ESART Galeria “From Istanbul to Barcelona” Barcelona, Spain “Hidden Spaces” Sketch books of select artists including Greyson Perry. Camberwell College of Arts, Wilsons Road, London UK mail.janet.bradley@gmail.com janetmarieart.co.uk |