On the other side
By: a collaborative work by Patty Smith and Claire Fouquet
Publisher: Women's Studio Workshop
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Rosendale, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 15
ISBN-13: 9781943039043
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Artists' books; Specimens; Serigraphy; Emigration and immigration; Political aspects; Social aspects; Folded books
Description: "On the Other Side is a collaborative work between French artist Claire Fouquet and American book artist Patty Smith that addresses issues of emigration. The concept originated as a response to the fences built by the United States to keep out illegal immigrants and by the French government's policy on immigration. The book is a two-sided accordion with the recto side listing the fears that might be experienced by the emigrant. The cut windows entice the viewer to turn the concertina inside out. The verso side describes potential advantages, opportunities, and joys that might lead one "to appreciate the unfamiliar". The work is also a comment on internal anxiety that prevents us from moving forward in our personal lives. Some obstacles, seemingly threatening and impossible to surmount, may be the product of our fear of failure or the unfamiliar. These illusions, manufactured by uncertainty, can be transcended through personal resolve and collective effort."--Women's Studio Workshop website.
Notes: Issued in an edition of 50.

Issued in a screen printed folded box.

Double folded accordion fold book with text and imagery running in both directions. Can be opened up and viewed as a single continuous image.

"Screen printed on Rives Lightweight paper"--Colophon.