We have all heard the saying putting what you want on a pedestal. It is human nature to want to pause and admire things, it give us a sense of having something to look up to. We as a race love to make people and objects more desirable, we have been doing this for as far back as we have recorded in history and I have got to admit it really does work.
So when making this book I wanted to display it differently, I did not want to lock it away in the cabinet behind a sheet of glass, and I did not want to place it on a shelf. I wanted it to stand out; to have its own place and to say more than I am just another folded book. I wanted to see if people chose the book on the pedestal, or if they noticed it when I asked them what their favourite one was. I wanted to see if the book was picked due to where and how it was placed. Is a book worth something based on its contents alone, or is it worth more depending on where it has been positioned in society?
As you can see from the image, it is a simple folded book; I would not say it was the most complicated fold that I have done, but it was definitely one of the hardest to balance. I think that the way the table is placed in the corner works very well. I am not sure if I got the idea from walking around the charity or antique shops and finding little jewels like this in the corners of the rooms, or the love of corners that has been such a big part of my practise.
But either way I think that it works really well because I like the way the cabinet hides the corner, so when you walk into the studio, it is not the first thing you see. It is like its an afterthought, so you kind of see it last, making it one of the things that you look at more.
I feel that the colour of the wood makes this particular book stand out because it complements; it reminds you of an era, that they just go hand in hand.
