Artist's Books by Torben Soeborg
For a more detailed
survey of
Artists's Books 1983 - 2019 go to the website
artistsbooks.dk/torben-books.htm
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Artists'
Books, bogobjekter eller kunstnerbøger er "bøger" skabt af kunstnere: Unikke,
visuelle værker eller objekter
som er inspireret af den traditionelle bogs form og opbygning. Disse Artists Books kan være udformet som regulære
bøger med særligt fokus på et visuelt indhold eller udtryk, men det kan også være
mere abstrakte boglignende objekter,
som kun på det konceptuelle plan er i familie med almindelige bøger. Det er ikke kun en
bog, måske er den ikke engang
læsbar.
En
Artists Book kan som udforsker ideen om en bog, men som ikke i det ydre
har nogen speciel lighed enten laves
helt fra grunden, hvor de enkelte sider udformes og samles til et værk, eller den kan
udspringe af en i forvejen eksisterende
bog som bearbejdes på forskellig vis. Den sidste type kaldes også altered book. Endelig
er der den mere
konceptuelle/abstrakte udgave, som ofte manifesterer sig i form af et objekt eller en
installation med en bog.
Et
fælles træk for genren er, at der er tale om unikke værker, one-of-a-kind, alternative
bøger i meget små, gerne
nummererede oplag. Artists Books er oftest én persons fortjeneste fra idé til
resultat i modsætning til almindelige
kommercielle, masseproducerede bøger, hvor der oftest vil være flere involverede parter:
en forfatter, en forlægger, en
lay-outer, en bogbinder osv.
Artist'sBooks from and including 2020
Feeling like someone in love - 2020
"Love and Music" 1
... inpirredby the recording of Like someone in love by Chet Baker
21 x 15 cm closed - 21 x 29,5 cm open. Pigment print. Cover: Orange cardboard,
pages: White Cardboard 180 g/M2. Edition of 3 - all signed and numbered.
I' m A Fool To Want You - 2020
"Love and Music" 2
... inspirred by the recoprding I'm A Fool To Want You by Chet
Baker
20,5 x 13,5 cm closed - 20,5 x 26,8 cm open. Pigment print. Cover: blue
cardboard,
pages: White Cardboard 180 g/M2. Edition of 3 - all signed and numbered.
The touch of your lips on mine - 2020
"Love and Music" 3
... inspired by the recording The Touch of Youe Lips by Chet Baker.
15,5 x 11 cm closed - 15,5 x 22 cm open. Pigment print. CVover: Green cardboard,
pages: White Cardboard 180 g/M2. Edition of 3 - all signed and numbered.
My SWEET [Funny] Valentine - 2020
"Love and Music" 4
... inspired by the recording of My Funny Valentine by Chet Baker.
11,5 x 11,5 cm closed - 21 x 21,5 cm open: Turkish Map Fold. Pigment print.
Cover: Yellow cardboard, pages: White Cardboard 180 g/M2. Edition of 3 - all
numbered and signed.
FUGL BIRD VOGEL ... - 2020
13,7 x 14,7 cm closed - 13,7 x 27,4-43,6
cm open. Pigment print. Cover: Blue cardboard,
pages: White paper duble folded, cut-out windows wth clear plastic with cut-out
birds.
Edition: 2 - numbered and signed.
RONE CLIFF LIGHTHOUSE - 2020
13 x 21 x 0,3 closed. Pop-Up Book. Pigment print on White Cardboard 180 g/M2. Edition: 4 - numbered and signed.
LIGHTHOUSE RONE CLIFF - 2020
11,5 x 17 x 0,5 closed, 23 x 17 cm open. Pop-Up Book. Pigment print on White Cardboard 180 g/M2. Edition: 4 - numbered and signed.
Giardino Magico. The Green house in the Magical Garden - 2020
31,5 x 16,5 x 0,4 cm closed. Pop-Up Book. Pigment print on White Cardboard 180 g/M2. Unica - signed.
Giardino Magico. The Magical Suite - 2020
Box: 34 x 15 x 3 cm. Content: 7 pieces17,5
x 15 cm 3-D folded. Pigment print on White Cardboard 180 g/M2. Unica - signed.
7 prints from Giardino Magico Suite II: Magical 1-12, 2020
Giardino Magico. The Little Waterfall - 2020
23,5 x 20,5 x11,5 cm. closed. Front open: 47 x 20,5 cm. 3D tunnel book. Pigment print on White Cardboard 180 g/M2. Unica - signed.
Giardino Magico Version 2 - 2020
,,
10,5 x 11 x 0,4 cm closed. 29 x 26
cm x 20,5 cm. folded open. Pigment print: Cover on White Cardboard
180 g/M2,
spread on 4CC Premium Paper 100 g.Edition: 4 - numbered and signed
(Version 1: 2016).
Giardino Magico: in the GREENHOUSE - 2020
Box: 22 x 22 x 9 cm. inside part:
20,5 x 20,5 x 8,5 cm. Picture stands: 16 cm / small pictures: 4 x 4 cm. Pigment
print.
Box: Black Poster Cardboard, Iinside part & small pictures: White
Cardboard 180 g/M2. Unika - signed.