Posts Tagged ‘artists book’

Take care of the rounds
January 16, 2019
Book information: ‘Take care of the rounds’, 2015, 1/1, 20 pages, collection of collaged postcards, 10 x 8 x 1.5 cms.
2019 | Books, Take care of the rounds | Tags: artists book

Stayed
January 16, 2019
Mapping forms a central part of my practice. This book contains a series of rotating collages based on drawings of trees, building works and OS maps. This book was hand bound using a flexagon binding. Book information: ‘Stayed’, 2015, edition of 3, 12 pages, printed collages on card, 15 x 8 x 1.5 cms.
2019 | Books, Stayed | Tags: artists book, eilis murphy, flexagon book

Recognition
December 4, 2013
This book explores notions of self awareness and the social construct of personal identity around one’s mirror image. This book was hand bound using a Drum Leaf binding. Book information: ‘Recognition’, 2013, edition of 10, 16 pages, collection of drawings and collages, 138 x 196 x 17 mm.
2013 | Books, Recognition | Tags: artists book, drum leaf binding, eilis murphy bookbinding

Invisible Lines
December 4, 2013
This book documents Uncommon Land, an urban intervention project that I led. This project explores how public space is used and controlled and in particular, how privatised public space is regulated. Through flash mob events, online mapping and video documentation, Uncommon Land aims to explore the growing trend of pseudo-public spaces governed by their own set of rules and regulations. The project […]
2013 | Books, Invisible LInes | Tags: artists book, Uncommon Land, Uncommon Land Dublin

Roll call
December 7, 2011
This book contains an alphabetical list of Ghost Estates in Ireland, based on figures from the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government’s Unfinished Housing Estate Survey October 2010 and the All-Island Research Observatory Housing map analysis toolkit. The definition of a ghost estate I have used is a housing development containing a minimum […]
2011 | Books, Roll call | Tags: all-island observatory, artists book, eilis murphy bookbinding, ghost estates, hand bound book, unfinished housing estate survey 2010

Body book
September 11, 2011
This book explores the fluid forms created by one’s body movements. Arising from a series of anatomical studies, this book captures fleeting movements that normally go unnoticed, focusing on the negative space produced by the body. This book was hand bound using an exposed French stitch. Book information: ‘Body book’, 2004, edition 1/1, 52 pages, photographic prints on Arches […]
2011 | Body book, Books | Tags: artist book, artists book, Body book, eilis murphy bookbinding, Exposed stitch book, hand bound book

String map
September 10, 2011
Mapping forms a central part of my practice. This book documents a series of woolen maps I created, exploring the limits of cartography, distorting a map’s function, becoming something other. This book was hand bound using an irregular accordion binding. Book information: ‘String map book’, 2003, edition 1/1, 30 pages, silkscreen print on Arches paper.