148 x 210mm, edition of 10, inkjet printed, bound by hand.
some inscriptions draws together a number of hand written inscriptions that Carson & Miller have found in their personal collections of books. This slender volume traces the interaction between those who have given a book as a gift and those who have received it, as well as the subsequent history of the book as it is passed on between families and friends or through the second-hand bookseller. Perhaps most importantly, some inscriptions re-renders the moment of inscription, of claiming a book and investing it with a meaning that goes beyond its content: the least important page becomes the most valued one.
some inscriptions draws together a number of hand written inscriptions that Carson & Miller have found in their personal collections of books. This slender volume traces the interaction between those who have given a book as a gift and those who have received it, as well as the subsequent history of the book as it is passed on between families and friends or through the second-hand bookseller. Perhaps most importantly, some inscriptions re-renders the moment of inscription, of claiming a book and investing it with a meaning that goes beyond its content: the least important page becomes the most valued one.
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Great art & projects!! We're looking forward to updates.
P & J
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