I think all the world is falling
[North Vitzroy, Victoria, Australia]: Gracia Haby and Louise Jennison, 2017. Hardcover. Number 6 of 6 copies numbered and initialed by the book artists. There was also one artist's proof.
This splendid book was the first in their Looped series. "The overall theme of this series seems to be our relationship to our environment, to nature, to the world at large. This first book in the series begins with a quote from “Kylling Kluk” (1823) by J. Mathia Thiele which is also the title of this first book – “I think all the world is falling.” We imagine Chicken Little from this fairy tale running around thinking the sky is falling because a nut hit him on the head. That was long ago, perhaps now we are creating the ‘nuts’ that are falling all around.There is a beautiful image of nature’s hands, or is it human hands that comes together when the boards are placed side by side. The interior of the accordion shows a bird’s eye view of the world - but is it up or down? Where there was water, there also was earth. And instead of the sound of birds calling, there was the white noise hum of standby power. It was familiar. Yet it was out of sorts. It was a left foot crammed into the right shoe."
They say further about their work: "The words of Gogol whisper in the ear, ‘the longer and more carefully we look at a funny story, the sadder it becomes.’ And so, we leave our scenes open-ended, inviting you to ponder and perhaps find that things are not always as they first appear.” The books in this series are meant to be read again and again, to be viewed again and again. For with each reading a new question or view comes to mind." Haby & Jenniso go on to say: " We have been collaborating for over twenty years, making artists’ books, zines, collages, prints, and drawings. Besotted still, it appears, with paper for its adaptable, foldable, cut-able, concealable, revealing nature, using an armoury of play, the poetic and familiar too, with the intention of luring you into our world. For us, above all, it is not the medium that is always of greatest import, but the message. And so, we use found imagery and acquired scenery in our artists’ books for what they can enable us to say, and what we hope you might in turn feel. Though, of course, what you feel is entirely up to you, and to this end we favour open endings above all. From the intimate to the epic in scale, you can see in our work what you will. You can make of our comprised scenarios what you will. You can see fragments of your very own self. You can see your own link with nature. You can see human nature reflected in the movements of the characters. You can see charm, absolute. Along the way, some people have seen our zines to be artists’ books, or our ‘this’ to be ‘that’, and as this is something beyond our control, we’re fine with that."
This work is done with a concertina structure and is inkjet printed on Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308gsm.
The colorful and artistic covers are mounted on gold-trimmed board. The book is housed in a printed slipcase on 225gsm Buffalo board. Covers and pages printed by Arten. Slipcase printed by Bambra Press. Bound by Louise Jennison. In fine condition. Measures 8 x 4.75 inches. Unpaginaged [8 pages] ARTB/063025. Fine.
Item #38093
Price: $475.00