I was just lamenting the fact that I had not got round to going to visiting two exhibitions while they were on -Edmund Burra in Chichester and Grayson Perry at the British Museum- and thinking that I needed to stir my stumps and get going when I felt the urge. And then I saw this, posted on the blog of the artist, Natalie D'Arbeloff. It's a short film based on an accordion book she's made, entitled Therefore I Am. Sometimes you need to get up and go to see art but sometimes it comes to you. Another accordion-folded book made by Natalie is currently part of an exhibition at the National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth (see her blog for pictures and details).
Therefore I Am from Natalie d'Arbeloff on Vimeo.
Handel Rigaudon
5 months ago
9 comments:
I do like the idea of a concertina book. I am almost tempted to write one - if only I could draw.
I am afraid that my set up means that I can't look at this book Dom - but I have seen many in the past. If you ever feel like making one yourself, there are various books available which give full instructions.
So simple but so clear.
I like the concept of the concertina book - more usually for poetry - all that song - but I like this a lot.
Dominic, thank you very much for the mention and for posting my video.I really appreciate your responses.
May I say to Weaver of Grass that if she can't open this video from the Vimeo link, she might try the different one on my blog:
www.nataliedarbeloff.com/blaugustine.html
I enjoyed Natalie's video.
I don't think Natalie has "poor elocution" as she calls it (on her homepage). I think she has a comfortable and most interesting voice, gentle on my much hammered ear drums.
Thank you all.
Good to see Natalie's wonderful squeezebox book getting some exposure. She's published the images within a standard book format too. Still wonderfully striking.
Thanks for these comments, everyone!
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