Skien’s work explores “What is achieved through the process of poetic imaginings is the instigation of a primal condition of non-knowing, not as a form of ignorance but as a complexity of associations arising above rational thought and structures of knowledge”. the work lends itself well to be bound into a book, as well as the binding that surrounds the books creates a sense of the hidden being an unidentifiable, creating a powerful sense of the forms being their own identities, “Resourcing photographs devoid of any fixed historical narrative, the outcomes are mixes of hybrid artist book forms that incorporate photographic etching, collage and thin thread bindings”. GLATTAUER, S. and GLATTAUER, S., 2020. GLEN SKIEN — Baldessin Studio. [online] Baldessin Studio. Available at: <https://baldessinpress.com.au/affiliated-artists/glenskien> [Accessed 29 November 2020].
This work inspires me as the combined use of imagery and printmaking as a way of storytelling creates a sense of identity and preciousness of the text within the book although the viewer cannot read it the impression we get that it is precious and protected from sight. this is effective with the binding both on the spine and the binding of the whole book.
Lara Hoad Artist Designer: Maker 