Painter of Silence Book 1
Category: R
Year: 2018
Location: Winchester, Hampshire, UK
Artist: Noriko Suzuki-Bosco
Year: 2018
Location: Winchester, Hampshire, UK
Artist: Noriko Suzuki-Bosco
The title of the book and the bluey-black colour used for the dust jacket on the original hardcover attracted me. I found the book in the second hand book section in the local library. I wanted to make a book that somehow reflected the title - a book that was silent or painted in silence. ‘Put it in a bucket of water to see what happens’ my friend suggested, so I submerged the book into water to silence it. After a few days, as the pages swelled with water, I noticed the colour from the cover beginning to seep into the water, staining it a lovely blue. The pages of the book were also becoming stained with the blue water.
Book 1 is made from reassembling and reconstructing the book from the stained pages. The rippled edges of the page make me think of flower petals.
Book 1 is made from reassembling and reconstructing the book from the stained pages. The rippled edges of the page make me think of flower petals.