Eavesdropping

I produced a list of phrases from parts of one side of an overheard conversation. The lady whose voice I could hear talked ceaselessly for over an hour, with her companion barely being able to get a word in!

It was hard to distract myself from the sound of her voice, and this was made more frustrating by only being able to hear snatches of her spoken sentences.

'Eavesdropping' was an appropriate title and the addition of the 'blah blah, blah' repeated phrases, gives the handwritten list a visual quality of laborious repetition.

There are eight copies of this small concertina book.

'Eavesdropping'

2021 Concertina book

Handwritten on square paper

  

The Lost Weekend BABE2021

The Bristol Arts Book Event (BABE) was postponed last year and was due to take place in April2021, but continued restrictions due to the Coronavirus, meant that the event was placed online instead of live at the Arnolfini Gallery in Bristol.

Although this was a huge disappointment, the organisers did a fabulous job connecting people via the internet and social media. Books and videos were available to view online and there were activities to take part in.

Kurt Johannessen, a visual artist, works with performance, installation and book arts. The Lost Weekend offered one of his 'Exercises' to take part in over the weekend.

    "Bake a loaf of bread int he shape of an aeroplane.

     Put it outside for the birds to eat."