Join us for a conversation with Turner-prize winning artist Helen Cammock and Jane Rolo, founding member and former co-director of London based visual arts publisher Book Works. Cammock and Rolo collaborated on the publication of Moveable Bridge (2017), an artist book focused on the multi-layered history of Hull.
In this talk, Cammock and Rolo will share their experience of making artist books, including Cammock’s latest book I Will Keep My Soul (2023), considering design and materiality alongside themes and audiences.
The conversation is related to the ARTIST ROOMS: Ed Ruscha display at Tate Liverpool + RIBA North, which features artist books from the 1960s and 1970s.
Helen Cammock
Helen Cammock is a multi-disciplinary artist based in North Wales. Her practice spans film, photography, print, text, song and performance, engaging with historical and contemporary narratives of power and resistance. Moving across time and geography, her works often layer multiple voices and perspectives to explore the cyclical nature of histories through poetic, visual and aural assemblage. She is the winner of the 2017 Max Mara Art Prize for Women and was jointly awarded the Turner Prize in 2019.
Jane Rolo
Jane Rolo is a publisher, editor and curator. Trained as a bookbinder, she co-founded Book Works, a London-based arts organisation with a focus on artist books. Rolo served as a co-director of Book Works (1984-2019) and collaborated with numerous artists on publications, exhibitions and events, including Helen Cammock, Sophia Al-Maria, Jeremy Deller, Mark Dion, and Ruth Ewan. She currently works as an advisor on various publishing projects and supports students with the development of their reading skills.
Tate Liverpool is temporarily located at RIBA North, Mann Island, a short distance (425m) along Liverpool’s iconic waterfront. There is step free access to the main entrance. There is a lift to the first floor gallery, or alternatively you can take the stairs.
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