Le Rebelle (2006)
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Baudelaire's poem Le Rebelle takes the form of a visual building block constructing the image of a gagged demonstrator.
The artist book
The book represents the gradual construction of the image of a gagged demonstrator by a form that has derived from the poem of Charles Baudelaire "Le Rebelle". Below is the page sequence of the book.
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Le Rebelle
Accordion book
15.5 cm x 13.5 cm
Edition of 20
2006
Accordion book
15.5 cm x 13.5 cm
Edition of 20
2006
Archival notes and description: Edition printed digitally, on German Etching Hahnemühle paper, with a cover of Reaction paper. The cover is freely attached, so that the main body of the book can be developed independently in space, taking the form of an installation.
Digital Printing, Kostas Bakas
Bookbinder, Evangelia Biza
Bookbinder, Evangelia Biza
The page sequence of the book
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The print diptych
The book also led to in the creation of a diptych of digital prints that were presented along with the book itself in 2008 at the Athens School of Fine Arts graduate exhibition.
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Le Rebelle
Digital print diptych
94 x 110 cm, 45 x 120 cm
2006
Archival notes: The work is printed on Hahnemühle German Etching paper
Digital print diptych
94 x 110 cm, 45 x 120 cm
2006
Archival notes: The work is printed on Hahnemühle German Etching paper
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Le Rebelle is part of the broader body of work Journaux Intimes that also includes the book Ce qui est créé par l'esprit est plus vivant que la matière.