GIFT: I Made This For You

Bodman, Sarah L.

Abstract

A book inspired by the Angel of Bremen (serial poisoner Gesche Gottfried), produced to resemble the type of pamphlet publication / recipe book given away with newly purchased gas cookers in the 1940s-50s. It contains 14 ‘recipes’ for 15 people. Each of the dishes was cooked and photographed by the artist with the same ingredients and in the same sequence that the original dishes were prepared for the victims. GIFT in the English language means a present, it is also the German word for poison.

• Physical Artefact Type: Artefact
• Publication Date: Jun 1, 2016
• Deposit Date: Jan 5, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 5, 2017
• Keywords: artist's book, artwork, poison
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/911278
• Related Public URLs: http://www.bookarts.uwe.ac.uk/sarah-bodman-gallery/
• Additional Information: Additional Information : Edition of 500, 32pp, June 2016. Made for Miss Read, Berlin, June 2016. A recipe book inspired by the Angel of Bremen. Collections; Tate Britain, UK; Winchester School of Art Library, UK; Archive Artists’ Publications, Munich, Germany; Reinhard Grüner Collection, Munich, Germany; University of Puget Sound Collins Library, Washington, USA. Private Collections: Maria White; Barb Tetenbaum, Martha Hellion.
• Contract Date: Jan 5, 2017