exhibits and represents artists working across a variety of disciplines with particular focus on contemporary book arts, works on paper, collage and assemblage. |
910 Santa Fe, #101, Denver, Colorado, USA at the north end of the 910 Arts Complex street entrance just south of Swift's Diner Open |
In the Reading Room: Tom Finke & Jean Buescher-Bartlett
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Francesca PhillipsLas Palmas de Gran Canaria, SpainWhite Monks: A Life in Shadowsblack linen, dark brown calf leather, Lambeth cartridge paper, Calque tracing paper, silver gelatin print 10 x 9 ¼ x 1 ¼ © 2012 $800The book is full bound in leather and hand sewn, and the cover foil blocked in cream. It is housed in a slipcase, with the recessed photograph on the front a traditional darkroom silver gelatin print. Interior photographs are digitally printed. Francesca Phillips is a British photographer and documentary filmmaker whose work draws on anthropological practices. Covering a wide spectrum of subjects, she has won awards for her work in both areas, and recently completed a three year long, in-depth portrait of life inside the strict and enclosed monastic order of the Trappists. Selected prints from the book White Monks: A Life in Shadows were exhibited in Spain earlier in 2012 and two more shows are scheduled to take place in the UK in 2013. |