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Workshop reflections

Some network participants were asked to reflect on the workshops and to write about a particular issue that had caught their attention. These texts reflect the perspectives of the individuals concerned but together they identify key questions that might inform future research.

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What Do You Want to Make Today?

Sarah Bodman

Artists have always had a fluid relationship with books and evolving technology. For Sarah Bodman the future is full of …

Google Earth
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The Digital Transformation of the Artist Book

Eugene Ch’ng and Richard Clay

Digitising artist books could potentially open up their contents to audiences around the world. Reflecting on workshops held in 2012, …

Eileen Hogan A Narrated Portrait 2013
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What’s Lost? What’s Gained?

Paul Coldwell

Often produced as limited editions, artist books generally cannot reach a wide audience. Digitisation, however, can help overcome this obstacle. …

A tablet
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Future Visions and Versions of the Codex

Johanna Drucker

A book may seem unchanging but it also captures a particular moment in a production cycle. Johanna Drucker reflects on …

Artist book collections
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Artist Books Beyond the Library Catalogue: Transforming Discovery

Elizabeth James

Digital information about artist books has been available for decades in the form of electronic library catalogues. Elizabeth James considers …

BookMare installation at Camberwell Space 2012
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A Bookmare

Susan Johanknecht

From the artist book to books as artworks, Susan Johanknecht looks back at an exhibition of works that challenged viewers' …

Silâns
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Is the Term ‘Digital Artist Books’ a Misnomer?

Jo Melvin

The term ‘artist book’ is grounded in a history of artistic production, emanating from the conceptual art of the 1960s …

Edward Ruscha, Twentysix Gasoline Stations, 1963, 3rd edition, Los Angeles 1969
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Backwards and Forwards with Artist Books

Clive Phillpot

What does transforming artist books mean? What did it mean fifty years ago? Clive Phillpot reflects on a series of …

Turning the Pages Sherborne Missal
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Suspending Disbelief: The Dubious Role of Skeuomorphism in Software Design

Michael Stocking

The use of metaphor in digital design – making digital versions of real-life objects from bookshelves to car dashboards – …

Expanded Artist Books
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Artists, Writers and the Future of the Book

Steve Woodall

The future of the artist book is a subject involving many different producers, including artists and writers. Steve Woodall discusses …

Digital Books

Helen Douglas The Pond at Deuchar 2013
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Digital books

Two artists developed digital works in the context of the Transforming Artist Books research network

Helen Douglas 'The Pond at Deuchar' 2013
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Postscript: ‘The Pond at Deuchar’ E-scroll

Clive Phillpot writes about the genesis and significance of Helen Douglas's 'The Pond at Deuchar' E-scroll

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