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La Voisin (1999)
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Bodman, S. L. (1999). La Voisin. [Artists' book]

The imaginary diary of Catherine Monvoisin; provider of potions, solutions and services to the court of Louis XIV. Monvoisin was a celebrated advisor to her clientele before being accused of murder by her rival La Bosse, who testified against her and... Read More about La Voisin.

Dead search
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Bodman, S. L. (2012). Dead search

Artists book created by invitation for the exhibition Lessons in History Vol. II – Democracy at grahame galleries + editions, Brisbane, Australia, October – November 2012. 100 copies given away during the exhibition http://www.grahamegalleries.com/ca... Read More about Dead search.

Shrine - an ongoing research project that explores the re-presentation of devotional iconography through the photographic medium.
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Fraser, A. (2010). Shrine - an ongoing research project that explores the re-presentation of devotional iconography through the photographic medium

Shrine is an ongoing research project that explores the re-presentation of devotional iconography through the photographic medium. Documenting and recording a wide range of pre-selected evocative shrines – religious and secular, historical and contem... Read More about Shrine - an ongoing research project that explores the re-presentation of devotional iconography through the photographic medium..

X exercises for Kurt Johannessen
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Bodman, S. L. (2012). X exercises for Kurt Johannessen

Sarah Bodman made her first artist’s book tribute to Kurt Johannessen after Tanya Peixoto introduced her to his books at bookartbookshop. She produced ‘An Exercise for Kurt Johannessen’ in 2010, in tribute to his book ‘Exercises’. The titles of th... Read More about X exercises for Kurt Johannessen.

The secrets of metahemeralism
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Bodman, S. L., & Campbell, N. (2012). The secrets of metahemeralism

An artist’s book, letterpress print and video launch on World Book Night 23rd April 2012, for our project in tribute to The Secret History by Donna Tartt. The annual collaboration organised by Nancy Campbell and Sarah Bodman to produce an artist’s bo... Read More about The secrets of metahemeralism.

Toast: A night on Weevil Lake
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Bodman, S. L., Butler, A., Allsebrook, H., Baeumler, C., Butler, S., Campbell, N., …Stevens, E. F. (2011). Toast: A night on Weevil Lake

A collaborative artist's book and movie produced on World Book Night, Saturday 5th March 2011, in tribute to Douglas Coupland's novel The Gum Thief, an evening of nothing being cooked, Chinese food having to be ordered in and eaten off of paper plat... Read More about Toast: A night on Weevil Lake.

An exercise for Kurt Johannessen
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Bodman, S. L. (2010). An exercise for Kurt Johannessen

Kurt Johannessen made his 'Exercises' book in 1994. He says: “Here is a handbook of exercises that hardly anyone has tried. The format is small, which makes it easy to take the book everywhere and practise anywhere when needed. The book has been pri... Read More about An exercise for Kurt Johannessen.

Closure
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Bodman, S. L. (2009). Closure

An artist’s book about the end of a love affair between a flower arranger and a plane spotter. Made for ‘weloveyourbooks’ Closure exhibition, May 2009. Also shown in the exhibition DIY(Visits Chicago): Photographers and Books, September 18—December 7... Read More about Closure.

Spiral Graph
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Parraman, C. (2014). Spiral Graph

Stereo printed surface pattern, showing the offsetting of the red and turquoise spiral forms. Using red-blue stereo glasses, the black shapes will appear to float above the picture plane. Exhibited as part of Wallpaper – Artist’s Interior Worlds,... Read More about Spiral Graph.

Post Office
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Bodman, S. L., Butler, A., Butler, S., Campbell, N., Duignan, L., Grainger, H., …Smith, S. (2014). Post Office

A collaborative artist’s book made for World Book Night 2015. The tribute this year was to Charles Bukowski, we asked readers to sum up how they felt about his novel 'Post Office' in three words for us to produce an artist's book on the night. Contri... Read More about Post Office.

Bodman’s Dark Humours
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Bodman, S. L. (2013). Bodman’s Dark Humours

A selection of Bodman's 70 artists’ books included in the exhibition Press & Release, Phoenix Gallery, Brighton, UK, 27/04/13 – 09/06/13

Some Small, Good Things
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Bodman, S. L. (2013). Some Small, Good Things

A collaborative zine made for World Book Night, which resulted in a free download DIY publication www.bookarts.uwe.ac.uk/13smallgt.htm This year the work was a tribute to Raymond Carver's collection of stories Cathedral (1983), some of which were... Read More about Some Small, Good Things.

Why say it again?
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Bodman, S. L. (2013). Why say it again?

Artists' book screenprinted with a clear water-based varnish, the stencils made from dipping glasses and cups into ink to make a mark, just as you would if you put a glass or cup onto a table. The marks, like poison are barely discernible. The handwr... Read More about Why say it again?.

Their eyes were watching God
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Bodman, S. L. (2018). Their eyes were watching God

A collaborative artist's book produced for World Book Night 2018. Book, exhibition and video curated by Sarah Bodman. Contributors to the exhibition and book are: Alex Goodman, Andrea Robinson, Angela Thames, Angie & Si Butler, Anonymous, Arra St... Read More about Their eyes were watching God.

Bookishness: An in-depth interrogation of the mystery of Loch Ness by the Loch Ness Investigation Bureau Rebooted 2017
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Bodman, S. L. (2017). Bookishness: An in-depth interrogation of the mystery of Loch Ness by the Loch Ness Investigation Bureau Rebooted 2017

“Although there have been quite a few books written on the subject, really we know very little.” NESSIE, Seven Years in Search of the Monster, Frank Searle Monster-Hunter Extraordinary, Coronet Books, 1976. For 2017, our tribute is to all the weird a... Read More about Bookishness: An in-depth interrogation of the mystery of Loch Ness by the Loch Ness Investigation Bureau Rebooted 2017.

Shine on
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Ambeck, M. D., Atkinson, C., Bodman, S. L., Butler, A., Butler, S., Campbell, N., …Wyatt, C. (2015). Shine on

On 23/04/15, we, the WBN United Artists made our annual World Book Night tribute. This year we chose Stephen King's magnificent horror novel The Shining. We matched the models to text excerpts from the New English Library paperback edition of The Shi... Read More about Shine on.