Troubadours de l'Univers Poème: James Noël
New York: Béatrice Coron, 2015. 3 of 3 copies. A lovely poem in French about black holes, white holes, music, and the troubadours of the universe. The author, James Noël (1978 - ) is a Haitian poet, writer, and actor that writes in both French and Creole. He has received numerous awards for his work. His poem is illustrated with handcut papercuts on black Arches paper, mounted on white accordion folded Arches with handmade paper inserts. Holes punched through the empty spaces in some of the letterforms resemble constellations when viewed from the verso. Housed in a folding paper case covered in black paper with silver stars. [8 pages.] Size: 30 x 5 inches (open); case: 4.25 x 5.25 inches. French born Béatrice Coron is a renowned artist whose work includes book arts, fine art, and public art. Her work can be found in major museum collections, libraries, as well as private collections. Her books are fascinating creations made through cutting images in paper or Tyvek. Christina Favretto, Head of Special Collections at the University of Miami describes her work in Coron's "artfragments" portfolio: "There is a palpable joy in the work of Béatrice Coron, the kind of joy we felt as children in unwrapping a particularly enticing holiday gift. But...for Béatrice the gift is a sheet of Tyvek...or paper, and the stories to be unearthed and unleashed within and through the medium." Coron describes her book work: "For the last 20 years, I have been exploring visual storytelling in artist books, paper cutting and public art. Collecting memories from individuals and communities, I stage narrative allegories in silhouette to create a dialogue with the viewer in playful fantasies. These visual chronicles record archetypal stories that transcend time and space. I have been fascinated by the relation of people to their space and the sense of belonging. Using papercutting where everything is cut from a single piece of Tyvek, the profusion of individual stories makes a coherent whole world." [From her website]. ARTB/102723. Fine. More