05/02/2011

The Jante Law & Boy Met Girl (2003)

The Jante Law 2003
The Jante Law
'A Refugee Crosses the Tracks' (Aksel Sandemose, 1933) outlined ten commandments said to reveal how Danish identity is dogged by inferiority and inadequacy.
This 'book' investigates and reassembles these commandments in both physical construction and applied design.
The poster; 'the process' (2002) accompanies the book, describing the making of the book.

In the collection of Manchester Metropolitan University Library All Saints.

Book:
Hand-bound and cut (2003)
Cover size: 31x31cm
Edition of 10

Poster:
Printed in plastic sleeve
Size: A6 folds out to A2
Featured in; 'All Messed Up: Unpredictable Graphics' by Anna Gerber, 2004

The Process 2002

Boy Met Girl 2003
Boy Met Girl
A colourful fun sequel to 'Boy Meets Girl' (2000).
- the baby robots have arrived.
Like the previous book a sequence of building shapes reveals the boy and girl in the center of the book.

Hand-cut and bound book (2003)
Cover size: 8x12.5cm
Edition of 40 – SOLD OUT

In many private collections and also:
The British Library–The John Lyons Handling Collection
Tate Collection, London
Wexford Arts Centres Collection, Ireland
Smith College, Mass. USA
University of Southampton Libraries Winchester School of Art
Norwich School of Art & Design Library.

Boy Met Girl 2003