Emissions Book

Creator

Katharine Meynell
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Files

Creation Date

1992

Keywords

Sexual activity in the age of AIDS, Human anatomy, Disease, Bodily organs and fluids, Women's issues, artists' books

Description

pamphlet stitch variation with parchment reinforced spine, some acetate double layer pages enclose tiny ziploc bags, stitched in place; interior spreads; cover . Disturbing images and unknown substances sealed in ziploc bags suggest that the reader should be careful touching this book. Fear of disease is now associated with the pleasures of physical intimacy.

RISD Fleet Library Catalog Record

https://librarycat.risd.edu/record=b1037607~S4

Press

London:Gefn Press

Rights

©Katharine Meynell; Susan Johanknecht, London:Gefn Press

Materials / Techniques

silk screen or digital printing on acetate; photography; acetate; parchment; thread; metal wire; human hair; photographic film positives; nylon monofilament; ziploc baggies; unknown substances

Measurements

23 cm