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CVPA Student Collection
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resource_ID:
17kdickinson_006
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resource_ID:
17kdickinson_007
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resource_ID:
17kdickinson_008
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artist_name:
Dickinson, Katherine
student_last_name
Dickinson, Katherine
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false
artist_variant_name:
Kate Dickinson
student_first_name
Kate Dickinson
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false
artist_nationality:
United States
student_nationality
United States
artist_nationality
false
artist_vital_dates:
1990
student_vital_dates
1990
artist_vital_dates
false
UMassD_CVPA_degree:
MFA - Visual Design
umassd_cvpa_degree
MFA - Visual Design
UMassD_CVPA_degree
false
graduation_year:
2017
mfa_graduation_year
2017
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false
area_of_study:
Graphic Design
area_of_study
Graphic Design
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false
additional_acad_degrees :
B.S. Graphic Design (Walla Walla University)
academic_degree
B.S. Graphic Design (Walla Walla University)
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medium:
Velvet, marbled paper, transparent vinyl, paper
medium
Velvet, marbled paper, transparent vinyl, paper
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work_title:
eWalden
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eWalden
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technique:
bookbinding, letterpress
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bookbinding, letterpress
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work_date:
2017
work_date
2017
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dimensions:
18 x 13.75 inches
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18 x 13.75 inches
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description:
The second largest book refers to the sense of touch, next most dominant sense used when reading. Titled eWalden, the text for this book comes directly from the programming source code of the e-book version of Walden by Henry David Thoreau. Walden was selected in part because of its rustic character, a stark contrast to the current digital era and our constant reliance on technology. The excerpt used in eWalden comes from the chapter entitled "Sounds", in which Thoreau's reveries are interrupted by the sounds of a passing train, forcing him to consider the world of commerce and technology. Using digital e-book code for a printed book presents an interesting juxtaposition between the screen and the page, the hand letterpress printed pages further emphasizing the difference between the two. To read a printed book is a physical experience and an e-book, though convenient, deprives the reader of this haptic pleasure. The words are printed in gloss varnish on a paper that is produced specifically for its tactile qualities, the transparent varnish illustrating how reading a book on a tablet pales in comparison to its physical counterpart. The clear varnish in a way mirrors the glass on a tablet and highlights the idea that while the reader is looking at a page, they are only looking at a reflection of a physical book. This idea is additionally emphasized as the printed words are revealed or obscured depending on the light source and angle of the viewer. The fact that readers will not be able to handle the book while on display further frustrates the inherent human desire to touch. Nearly every formal aspect of eWalden was manipulated in some way by the hand to demonstrate the importance of tactility in understanding the printed book: the analogue print process, handmade Thai momi marbled endpapers, hand dyed silk velvet cloth, and process of assembling the book from start to finish.
description
The second largest book refers to the sense of touch, next most dominant sense used when reading. Titled eWalden, the text for this book comes directly from the programming source code of the e-book version of Walden by Henry David Thoreau. Walden was selected in part because of its rustic character, a stark contrast to the current digital era and our constant reliance on technology. The excerpt used in eWalden comes from the chapter entitled "Sounds", in which Thoreau's reveries are interrupted by the sounds of a passing train, forcing him to consider the world of commerce and technology. Using digital e-book code for a printed book presents an interesting juxtaposition between the screen and the page, the hand letterpress printed pages further emphasizing the difference between the two. To read a printed book is a physical experience and an e-book, though convenient, deprives the reader of this haptic pleasure. The words are printed in gloss varnish on a paper that is produced specifically for its tactile qualities, the transparent varnish illustrating how reading a book on a tablet pales in comparison to its physical counterpart. The clear varnish in a way mirrors the glass on a tablet and highlights the idea that while the reader is looking at a page, they are only looking at a reflection of a physical book. This idea is additionally emphasized as the printed words are revealed or obscured depending on the light source and angle of the viewer. The fact that readers will not be able to handle the book while on display further frustrates the inherent human desire to touch. Nearly every formal aspect of eWalden was manipulated in some way by the hand to demonstrate the importance of tactility in understanding the printed book: the analogue print process, handmade Thai momi marbled endpapers, hand dyed silk velvet cloth, and process of assembling the book from start to finish.
description
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artist_URL:
www.katherinedickinson.com
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www.katherinedickinson.com
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