Transplant, a limited-edition letterpress artist book, was created by Jennifer Brook during a three-month book arts residency in the spring of 2006 at Asheville BookWorks.
Through twelve stories about missing and exposed body parts, apparitions, electricity, and butterflies, Transplant explores how memory, when absent of structure or landscape, becomes encoded in our bodies.
The physical structure of Transplant amalgamates the body and house. Opening this book is akin to opening a door, yet the soft pages are evocative of skin. Threads hanging below suggest tissues and tendons, as well as roots plucked from the earth.
Artist Statement
I am a writer and book artist. My current body work investigates personal and ancestral histories with the intention of uncovering the stories held and hidden within the body.
Throughout the book development process, I seek to engage dialogue between the content and form of the book. This dialogue informs my choice of materials and in turn cultivates a deeper relationship between the book form, the physical body, and memory.
Biography
Jennifer has recently been awarded a grant through the North Carolina and Asheville Area Arts Councils to create Descendant, a limited-edition artist's book constructed of wood and porcelain.
In 2006, she completed Transplant, a limited-edition letterpress artist book, during a three-month book-arts residency at BookWorks in Asheville, North Carolina.
Jennifer has studied at the University of Florida, Penland School of Craft, and apprenticed with weavers and bookbinders in Venice and Siena. She teaches book arts, writing, and brainstorming workshops to people of all ages.
Current holdings of her books include the University of Utah, Cerritos Public Library, and Warren Wilson College, as well as numerous private collections.
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