Transgressions and Boundaries of the Page

The exhibition Transgressions and Boundaries of the Page, forms part of a creative project and transdisciplinary investigation into the artist’s book and practice-based research.

The project entails the involvement of approximately 40 artists in creating artist’s books. Participants will include established and upcoming artists who practice within the fields of visual arts (fine arts, graphic design, illustrators), creative writing (poets, novelists, children’s books authors), as well as related fields of architecture and language technology. The creative outputs will be exhibited in a group exhibition at the Word Festival in Stellenbosch during March 2010 as well as at the North-West University Gallery in Potchefstroom and FADA Gallery at the University of Johannesburg. A catalogue and website (www.bookboek.co.za) will also form part of the exhibition and project.

Artists include: Ross Cleaver, Stephan Erasmus, Leora Farber, Gordon Froud, Cheryl Gage, Flip Hattingh, John Moore, Meryke Naude, David Paton, Maritha Snyman, Jaco Spies, Angus Taylor, Strijdom van der Merwe, Jan van der Merwe, Diane Victor, Louisemarie Combrink, Franci Greyling, Ian Marley, Richardt Strydom, Wessie van der Westhuizen, Cashandra Willemse.

The aim of this project is to provide a space for practitioners to pursue their creativity, resulting in creative outputs and also facilitate and deliver formal research outputs.

The project makes provision for
1) Artists who want to pursue their creativity by making an artist’s book
2) Artists who want to do research on their own creative practice
3) Researchers who want to reflect on the creative process, concepts and results
4) Collaboration between artists and researchers to the mutual benefit of both.

Transgressions and Boundaries of the Page: a transdisciplinary exploration of a practice-based research project by means of the artist’s book is a research project in the Research Unit: Languages and Literature in the SA Context Potchefstroom Campus of North-West University, South Africa.

What is expected from the artists in the project?
• To make an artist’s book which will form part of the exhibition
• Participants are also requested to provide the following:
o A written or visual report of the creative process with regard to this project
o Artist’s statement on the concept of the artist’s book
o Photographs of the book or process.

Timeframe:
• Workshop and symposium: 4 March 2009
• Development of website www.bookboek.co.za from March 2009
• Community projects betweeen July 2009 and March 2010
• Submission of material for catalogue: 30 October 2009
• Submission of artist’s book and report: 1 February 2010
• Printed and digital catalogue: March 2010
• Exhibitions: March 2010

Organisers:
Ian Marley, Subject area Graphic Design, Tel.: 018 299-4051
(Ian.Marley@nwu.ac.za)
Franci Greyling, Subject area Creative Writing, Tel.: 018 299-1783 (Franci.Greyling@nwu.ac.za)Louisemarie Combrink, Subject area History of Art, NWU. Tel: 018 299-4698 (Louisemarie.Combrink@nwu.ac.za)

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