Unbroken record
Subtitle: electronic communication, forever undigitized
By: Steven McCarthy
Publisher: Steven McCarthy
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Falcon Heights, Minnesota]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 44
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Text messaging (Cell phone systems); Pictorial works; Memory in art; Autobiographical memory in art; Families in art; Communication in art; Privacy in art; Social media in art
Description: "This project, an artist's book in an edition of fifty, explores the undigitizing of electronic communication and fixing it in an analog medium. Ink on paper books, letters and cards--if kept moisture and light-free--have a life expectancy of many decades, even centuries"--'About Unbroken Record' sheet, laid-in.
Notes: Limited edition of fifty signed copies, of which twenty were for sale.

" 'Unbroken Record' is a record of several conversations between myself and my family, none of whom thought that their words or pictures sent to me would be fodder for a creative project. This, I acknowledge, flirts with the ethics of privacy. Although anonymized for the book's broader readership, and edited for content prior to inclusion, it is conceivable that some will be unhappy that their thoughts were included without permission (even if sent as group messages)"--'About Unbroken Record' sheet, laid-in.

"Digitally printed on Mohawk Superfine text and cover using a Xerox 150. Archival matte dry ink. French fold with metal post binding on the left side. In open ended paper slip case"--Vamp & Tramp Booksellers' website, viewed on September 11, 2015.