RECLAIMING IS OUR JOB

Artists book in three parts, 2022, Engravings and etchings on handmade hessian paper, bound in an artist’s book. Stab binding sewn onto wrap around cover.

Created in July 2022 for the collaborative Documenta-15 project, this artist’s book is a compilation in three parts. It explores practices of waste reclaiming through collaboration, and the use of reclaimed and invented new materials and combinations. Each section or chapter of the book grapples visually with aspects of the discomfort of these engagements. The artist’s book presents a sticky “compost pile” (Haraway 2016), intended to provoke questions of collaboration and engagement with community.

A layered, aged collage of paper, including a faded watercolor painting of small animals, probably rabbits or hares, on a textured surface, with torn edges and handwritten notes at the bottom.

A collage of recycled paper and handmade paper with torn edges, visible text, and sketches.

A collage of torn paper, sketches, and text with some handwritten and printed words, including a sketch of barbed wire and a tree branch. The background features textured brown and beige papers, some with printed lines and patterns.