Outputs (26)

Imagined worlds (2024)
Book Chapter
Bodman, S. (in press). Imagined worlds. In Turn the page: an Anthology. Norwich: turn the page

turn the page has, over a period of ten years (2012-2022), introduced the public to the wonders of the wider book arts genre, and artists and collectors to each other, through its showcasing events, symposia and related exhibitions. To celebrate thos... Read More about Imagined worlds.

Pandora’s Hieroglyphic Primer (2023)
Book Chapter
Bodman, S. (2023). Pandora’s Hieroglyphic Primer. In RE:Making - A Documentation of Work by Angela Lorenz (152-173). New Haven, CT, USA: the jenny-press

A response to the artwork: for RE:Making - A Documentation of Work by Angela Lorenz With essays from over 70 scholars, collectors, librarians, curators, and journalists on book artist Angela Lorenz's work from 1989 to 2022. Includes a reflection f... Read More about Pandora’s Hieroglyphic Primer.

Spending time within books (2021)
Book Chapter
Bodman, S. L. (2021). Spending time within books. In C. Benjamin Schulz, V. Hildebrand-Schat, & K. Bazarnik (Eds.), Refresh the Book: On the Hybrid Nature of the Book in the Age of Electronic Publishing (221-245). Leiden, The Netherlands: Koninklijke Brill NV. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004443556

In my work as a researcher in the field of artists’ books, I encounter new books on a daily basis. Artists send information on their publications to go into the Book Arts Newsletter or the biennial Artist’s Book Yearbook, or write about their work fo... Read More about Spending time within books.

‘What if?’ books (2019)
Book Chapter
Bodman, S. L. (2019). ‘What if?’ books. In T. Mosely (Ed.), Correlations. Queensland College of Art: Griffith Centre for Creative Arts Research

The Correlations project presents some examples of artists’ books as a method of enquiry, a means for us to ask questions about their relationship with independent publishing through content and context, and consider both the history and continued pr... Read More about ‘What if?’ books.

Foreword (2017)
Book Chapter
Bodman, S. L. (2017). Foreword. In The Polar Tombola: A Book of Banished Words. UK: Bird Editions

Catalogue Essay by Sarah Bodman for The Polar Tombola, A Book of Banished Words by Nancy Campbell.

Livres d'artistes et micro-éditions, perspectives sur l'avenir du livre à l'ère de la publication de masse (2016)
Book Chapter
Bodman, S. L. (2016). Livres d'artistes et micro-éditions, perspectives sur l'avenir du livre à l'ère de la publication de masse. In C. Schwartz, G. Acezat, D. De Beir, & O. Delleaux (Eds.), Edith (60-69). France: ESADHaR

The proceedings of the international conference "An atlas of desktop publishing : what roads to what issues ?" Aimed to start thinking in the fields of art and graphic design of a territory, border to border , in France as in the rest of the world. B... Read More about Livres d'artistes et micro-éditions, perspectives sur l'avenir du livre à l'ère de la publication de masse.

Views across the pages (2015)
Book Chapter
Bodman, S. L. (2015). Views across the pages. In A. Béchard-Léauté, & V. Oncins (Eds.), Le livre d’artiste depuis 1980 en France et au Royaume-Uni (45-56). France: Université de Saint-Étienne

This chapter is a short overview of some examples of contemporary books by British artists inspired by experiences, travel and memories of France.

Shuffle and cut: Editing and re-presenting material in artists’ books (2014)
Book Chapter
Bodman, S. L. (2014). Shuffle and cut: Editing and re-presenting material in artists’ books. In Index (5-7). UK: Café Royal Books

The book is an experimental exchange of out-of-context, repurposed text and image.

Artists as 21st century explorers of the book (2014)
Book Chapter
Bodman, S. L. (2014). Artists as 21st century explorers of the book. In E. Shemilt, A. Watson, & P. L. Harrison (Eds.), Borders and Crossings: The Artist as Explorer (63-68). Dundee: Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, University of Dundee

We now live in an age where, according to the writer and artist Radoslaw Nowakowski, e-paper has now overtaken p-paper, but what does that mean for book artists? And what kinds of books are they making? Access to available technology allows artis... Read More about Artists as 21st century explorers of the book.

Artists’ books: Document, communicate, disseminate (2013)
Book Chapter
Bodman, S. L. (2013). Artists’ books: Document, communicate, disseminate. In C. Atkinson (Ed.), Words (1-8). Café Royal

Commissioned essay for Café Royal’s Words Project 2013

Os “livros” são eléctricos: ‘Are 'Books' Electric? Some possibilities for the artist's book in the 21st Century’ (2013)
Book Chapter
Bodman, S. L. (2013). Os “livros” são eléctricos: ‘Are 'Books' Electric? Some possibilities for the artist's book in the 21st Century’. In E. Derdyk (Ed.), Entre ser um e ser mil: O objecto livro e suas poéticas (121-143). São Paulo, Brazil: Senac

As Ulises Carrión stated in The New Art of Making Books in 1975: a book is a sequence of spaces. Over the last 36 years, the book as a physical space has undergone some dramatic changes in concept, format and reception. A book is still a sequence of... Read More about Os “livros” são eléctricos: ‘Are 'Books' Electric? Some possibilities for the artist's book in the 21st Century’.

Some thoughts on the artist’s book in the 21st century (2013)
Book Chapter
Bodman, S. L., & Sowden, T. (2013). Some thoughts on the artist’s book in the 21st century. In D. Jury, & P. Rutledge Koch (Eds.), Book Art Object 2 (22-24). USA: Stanford University Press

The most ambitious and diverse survey of the book arts published to date, Book Art Object 2 serves as a record of the third biennial Codex Book Fair and Symposium, "The Fate of the Art," held in Berkeley, California in 2011. The event showcased conte... Read More about Some thoughts on the artist’s book in the 21st century.

Life, the universe and everything: The artist's book as a means of theoretical, political and social consideration of the natural world (2013)
Book Chapter
Bodman, S. L. (2013). Life, the universe and everything: The artist's book as a means of theoretical, political and social consideration of the natural world. In L. Morgan (Ed.), Proceedings of Impact 7, an International Multi-Disciplinary Printmaking Conference (70-74). Australia: Monash University Publishing

Peer reviewed conference paper given at the IMPACT 7 Multi-disciplinary Print Conference, Monash University, Australia, September 2011. Nature and the landscape surround us and we depend upon them. Many artists explore our relationship with the na... Read More about Life, the universe and everything: The artist's book as a means of theoretical, political and social consideration of the natural world.

A manifesto for the book: Book - artist's book - artist's publication - book art? (2013)
Book Chapter
Bodman, S. L., & Sowden, T. (2013). A manifesto for the book: Book - artist's book - artist's publication - book art?. In L. Morgan (Ed.), Intersections and Counterpoints: Proceedings of Impact 7, an International Multi-Disciplinary Printmaking Conference (75-80). Australia: Monash University Publishing

This paper was based on the results of a two-year research project led by Sarah Bodman and Tom Sowden, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, March 2008-February 2010. This project investigated the context and future of the artist's book... Read More about A manifesto for the book: Book - artist's book - artist's publication - book art?.

New pages: Celebrating the book as a democratic multiple in a variety of 21st century forms (2013)
Book Chapter
Bodman, S. L. (2013). New pages: Celebrating the book as a democratic multiple in a variety of 21st century forms. In E. Waeckerle, & R. Sawdon Smith (Eds.), The Book is Alive!. UK: Research Group for Artists Publications (RGAP) / bookRoom

This book is the edited survey of current thinking and innovative practice in contemporary publishing, which was presented at BOOKLIVE! International symposium in London in June 2012. This two day event brought together some of the key theorists,... Read More about New pages: Celebrating the book as a democratic multiple in a variety of 21st century forms.

The beauty of the book (2013)
Book Chapter
Bodman, S. L. (2013). The beauty of the book. In Fifth International Artists’ Book Exhibition Catalogue (8-11). Hungary: King St. Stephen Museum

Commissioned essay for the King St. Stephen Museum Fifth International Artists’ Book Exhibition, Hungary, May 2013

Building with books (2013)
Book Chapter
Bodman, S. L., & Beausoleil, B. (2013). Building with books. In Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here (14-22). New York, USA: Center for Book Arts

Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here assembles artists' responses to the tragic loss of a cultural and intellectual hub in Baghdad that occurred in March 5, 2007, by a bomb explosion. This important and timely exhibition, organized by Beau Beausoleil and... Read More about Building with books.

Imaginary shadows: Fictional documentary photography in artists’ books (2012)
Book Chapter
Bodman, S. L. (2012). Imaginary shadows: Fictional documentary photography in artists’ books. In R. Miller, T. Wilkie, & J. Carson (Eds.), Photography and The Artist’s Book (252-271). UK: Museumsetc

Invited chapter in 'Photography and The Artist’s Book'. There is a renewed interest in the relationship of photography and the artist's book, both as a work of art and as an alternative means of exhibition and dissemination. There is also a notab... Read More about Imaginary shadows: Fictional documentary photography in artists’ books.

‘How Do I Love Thee?’ and ‘Fehling's Solution’ (2012)
Book Chapter
Bodman, S. L. (2012). ‘How Do I Love Thee?’ and ‘Fehling's Solution’. In S. Salamony, P. Thomas, & D. Thomas (Eds.), 1000 Artists’ Books: Exploring The Book As Art. USA: Quarry Books

Two artists’ books by Bodman: ‘How Do I Love Thee?’ and ‘Fehling's Solution’ have been selected by Sandra Salamony with co-curators Peter and Donna Thomas (USA) to be included in ‘1000 Artists’ Books: Exploring The Book As Art'. The book is a time... Read More about ‘How Do I Love Thee?’ and ‘Fehling's Solution’.

1000 artists’ books: Exploring the book as art (2012)
Book Chapter
Bodman, S. L. (2012). 1000 artists’ books: Exploring the book as art. In S. Salamoney, D. Thomas, & P. Thomas (Eds.), 1000 Artists’ Books: Exploring the Book as Art (125-243). USA: Quarry Books

Invited chapter on Sarah Bodman's artist book practice. The book is a timeless art form, one that is as alive today as ever before, and artists continue to explore and explode the boundaries of what a book is and can be. In this beautiful collection... Read More about 1000 artists’ books: Exploring the book as art.

Steve McPherson: Saltwater soup (2012)
Book Chapter
Bodman, S. L. (2012). Steve McPherson: Saltwater soup. In C. Lamas Cornejo (Ed.), Packet Soup (31-32). Berlin: SAVVY contemporary

Invited catalogue essay for the exhibition Packet Soup, curated by Claudia Lamas Cornejo, SAVVY Contemporary, Berlin, 05/05/12 - 02/06/12, pp 31-32

Sarah Bodman (2011)
Book Chapter
Bodman, S. L. (2011). Sarah Bodman. In E. Wallace (Ed.), Masters Book Arts: Major Works By Leading Artists. USA: Lark Books

Eight artists’ books by Bodman included by invitation by the curator Eileen Wallace, Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia. In the book Major Works by Leading Artists in a juried collection of showcased artists’ books as “pioneers in the fi... Read More about Sarah Bodman.

The hand printed page (2011)
Book Chapter
Bodman, S. L. (2011). The hand printed page. In M. Galleries (Ed.), BITE – A new show of artists making prints (18-19). UK: Mall Galleries

Invited catalogue essay, BITE – A new show of artists making prints, Mall Galleries, London, 24/08/11 – 03/09/11, pp 18-19

Artists’ books: Visual Studies Workshop Press 1971 – 2008 (2009)
Book Chapter
Bodman, S. L. (2009). Artists’ books: Visual Studies Workshop Press 1971 – 2008. In J. Lyons (Ed.), Artists’ Books: Visual Studies Workshop Press 1971 – 2008 (27). Visual Studies Workshop Press

On her retirement from VSW Press, founder Joan Lyons assembled this selected bibliography of titles printed at VSW with commentary from the artists she worked with including Sarah Bodman.

The hybrid lexicon: an overview of contemporary artists’ publishing in the UK and Ireland, using traditional and emerging technologies to create finely produced artist’s books (2008)
Book Chapter
Bodman, S. L. (2008). The hybrid lexicon: an overview of contemporary artists’ publishing in the UK and Ireland, using traditional and emerging technologies to create finely produced artist’s books. In D. Jury (Ed.), The Hybrid Lexicon: an overview of contemporary artists’ publishing in the UK and Ireland, using traditional and emerging technologies to create finely produced artist’s books (35-55). Codex Foundation, USA

The introduction of this book outlines the historical relationship between art, design, and the book. There are illustrated transcripts of the four symposium speakers: Robert Bringhurst, Felipe Ehrenberg, Sarah Bodman, and Stefan Soltek, all devoted... Read More about The hybrid lexicon: an overview of contemporary artists’ publishing in the UK and Ireland, using traditional and emerging technologies to create finely produced artist’s books.

What do you want to make today
Book Chapter
Bodman, S. L. What do you want to make today. In E. Hogan, & B. Williamson (Eds.), Transforming Artist Books. UK: The Tate

Commissioned essay for the collaborative AHRC-funded project Transforming Artists’ Books, between Tate, Chelsea College of Art and Design, Victoria and Albert Museum, and the British Library, July 2012. http://www.tate.org.uk/about/projects/transf... Read More about What do you want to make today.