Collections
Memory Loss / Scott McCarney
Books
FA.SA4.1219
2.5 x 22 in; 6.25 x 56 cm
1988
Black embossed board covers with title blind-stamped on each. Four-color offset printed. Combination venetian blind/foldbook. Bound with cord strung through die-cut holes. The book can and is meant to be viewed from many different angles. The accordion pages depict various personal photographs and correspondence as well as medical terminology and diagrams. Paper: Mohawk Superfine.
"Memory Loss was inspired by a traumatic brain injury suffered by the artist’s brother in 1986. The accordion structure combines fractured images and texts drawn from medical literature about head injury with personal photographs and correspondence." -- from the artist's website
"Memory Loss was inspired by a traumatic brain injury suffered by the artist’s brother in 1986. The accordion structure combines fractured images and texts drawn from medical literature about head injury with personal photographs and correspondence." -- from the artist's website