Three accordion books — A Little Black & White Book, A Place Where, and Inked Impressions [see individual descriptions] — in a wooden case (8.25 x 6") in the shape of a building with peaked tower and architectural elements. Jackson Fahnestock: "The books describe three 'tours' of imaginary towns where the visitor has paused and reflected on what's before him. No people or sensory aspects are available. Audio and video tapes are forbidden here. It is a staging of the theater of the mind where we must conjure our own one-act plays with the limited props before us. When the 'Birds baptize their beaks with this liquid balm...' we reflect on the many roles of the fountain and the potential ways in which nature and people interact with the built environment. It's a purposeful slowing and focusing of our consumption of the vast array of information bits before us... "The books are meant to be picked up at random and used as prods for our own imagination – to extend ourselves into the setting and conjure a personalized scenario for each stop on the 'tours.' And, importantly, they are to stand on their own as pleasing works of art." |
