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ink – the book is published
a book by ~ in the fields and Ken Cockburn.
ink is a sculptural work by ~ in the fields, developed from inscriptions found in five printed books from five centuries. These inscriptions were taken from a Bible, a copy of the Arabian Nights, a songbook and books about natural history and botany.
ink consists of five colourless clear glass bulbs – each partly filled with blue ink. When the visitor approaches, the bulbs begin to rotate, causing a layer of ink to coat the inside surface. Through the ink, illuminated handwritten inscriptions become visible on a spinning armature, thanks to the phenomenon of persistence of vision. The inscriptions are given to the visitor individually. The visitor’s presence initiates the offering of the inscription once again.
In this book, images and texts relating to ink are augmented by new poems by Ken Cockburn, which consider the sculptural work itself as well as the related topics of marginalia and the colour blue.
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208 x 198 mm
Hard covers
52 pages
Full colour
French folds
Edition: 500
Publisher: University of Abertay Press
ISBN 978 1 899796 25 0
Price: £24.95
Category publication
Tags books, collaboration, kinetic, media theory, persistence of vision, responsive
Visiting Artists on Shetland
~ in the fields have travelled to the Shetland Islands to find remote and beautiful beaches – each with a different affinity to plastic garbage. We collected plastic from 23 beaches – from the South Mainland at the West Voe of Sumburgh to Skaw on Unst, where we found the UK’s most northerly plastic fork.
Category artists in residence, ~ in the fields
Artists in Residence at UCL Environment Institute
~ in the fields are commencing a new residency at the University College London Environment Institute to research about oceanic plastic pollution.
1 October 2010 – 30 June 2011
Category artists in residence
Tags environment
~ in the fields win Bolton One art commission
~ in the fields will produce four artworks and design for the Bolton One Health, Leisure & Research Centre, inspired by Bolton’s history and culture.
Category public art commission
UdK-Prize for Interdisciplinary Art and Science
The UdK-Prize (University of the Arts, Berlin) for Interdisciplinary Art and Science 2010 has been awarded to the artist-duo ~ in the fields. The jury selected the work ink by artists Nicole Heidtke and Stefan Baumberger, who live in Scotland, from almost 500 entries.
Category award
Tags kinetic, media theory, persistence of vision, responsive
Collaboration with Ken Cockburn
~ in the fields and the poet Ken Cockburn are collaborating on a book about ink, inscriptions and annotations. This book is the result of a recent dialogue between ink and newly commissioned writing.
Category ~ in the fields
Tags books, collaboration
Residency at H-I-C-A
~ in the fields are having a micro-residency at H-I-C-A, the Highland Institute for Contemporary Art, Loch Ruthven.
Category artists in residence
Annotations ~ in the fields
~ in the fields‘ annotations by Katie Nicoll and Clive Gillman have been published by Stills Gallery, Scotlands Centre for Photography.
Cluster – We all huddle together, wishing and hoping we are placed here to create an effect. (Clive Gillman)
Category publication