The Ifs of Language
Photomonteur: Peter Lyssiotis
Writer: Peter Lyssiotis
Binder: Nick Doslov
Categories: Bookwork / Offset Books, Poetry/Proses/Text Works, Small Press Books, Verbo-visual Books
Reference no.:L/Lys.P/02.00 Place/Shelf:2BR
Book title: | The Ifs of Language |
Published by: | Masterthief |
Year made: | 2002 |
Place made: | Australia |
Original: | Yes |
Edition: (No. in Edition) |
10 (3) |
Dimensions: | 260 x 410 |
Binder: | bound by N. Doslov Renaissance Binding |
Physical description: | hard cover laced on boards with slip case |
Medium: | altered text |
Further information: | |
"Language cracks; words separate from their fixed sequences, meanings pee away and names abandon their objects. In such a world no one can hear you scream. 'The Ifs of Language' collects a shattered language and gives it another possible meaning by remaking it into images.
"In one way, 'The Ifs of Language' continues what I've done in the past. I make images which are a montage of bits and pieces salvaged from popular magazines. In 'The Ifs of Language' I take the ad copy of writers working in mass circulation magazines, cut it up and rearrange it, sometimes leaving the odd word or phase as a signpost to a possible reading." Peter Lyssiotis |
Photomonteur: | Peter Lyssiotis () |
Writer: | Peter Lyssiotis () |
Binder: | Nick Doslov () |
All images are subject to copyright.