Vessels for time, space and narrative: books are a dynamic way to communicate.
I have recently been using non-traditional book forms to explore layering, connections, and perspectives.
Exploration of Dance and Drawing
Inspired by the ephemeral dances of Loie Fuller and Merce Cunningham, this pop-up book presents a stage of lines, both drawn and those suggested by gesture.
As I composed this work, I was very cognizant of movement, space, and relationships. Every choice I made, from cutting, collaging, folding, to placement in the background, middle, or foreground, began to feel like elements of a dance. Balancing out multiple variables suggested a type of choreography.
This work is very new, but exciting. I enjoy the simplicity of form still being able to suggest a larger place.
Some Flag-Books
(Another) Pop-Up
Vanessa Hoff 