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Half
the silvered pages were sandwiched between previously treated works; the
other half were stored one against the other. After two years they were
bound together. When the book is closed the pages that had ab-sorbed the
chemistry print onto the untreated pages; when open-ed the silver oxidizes;
when turned, fingers leave prints, and leave marks. |
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Indeterminacy /Equivalents [Book] II, 1992
Dedicated to John Cage, Five unique books [Equinox, Equivalents, Contingency, Removal], self-published
Activated April 1992; photographed March 2011; Silver, liver of sulfur, varnish,
beeswax on linen paper; three opening, hand sewn binding; opening: 22 1/4
x 27 3/4 x 3/4 inches; collection
of the artis
Six pages with a hand sewn binding, six Contingency works each paired on opposing pages with one of the pairs treated with liver of sulfur. Over time the chemically treated square affects its opposing square.
Silver, liver of sulfur, varnish, beeswax on linen paper, opened: 14 x 25 1/8 inches
L: William Anastasi, Relief, 1961; R: Bradshaw, Negative Ions I, 1996
