restrictions

Pieces for the ‘Restriction’ online exhibition, curated by Amanda Lynch and hosted by Clayhill Arts. My prints are hosted in tray 8 and 9.

  • Four miniature pieces, approx. 3 x 4.5 cm, hosted in the smallest compartments of two type cases.

  • Letterpress on paper, tissue paper, printed content, and sheet music.

  • Hand-printed on an Adana 5x3 press.

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Restrictions affecting places of gathering like cinemas, theatres, cafes, and concert halls mean that the sounds and conversations generated by and in such places are “suspended”: those utterances of sounds stem from the encounters of multitudes, but they are currently limited or entirely mute.

My artworks aim to give a visual presence to these suspended utterances of sounds: I use letterpress to represent the restriction of rich and chaotic contexts into fixed and visual spaces.

Greatly inspired by Walter J Ong's research on the relationship between orality and literacy.

Case pictures: details from Jo Hounsome Photography’s originals.

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