Denise Morazé
In my thesis year in Sculpture/Installation at the Ontario College of Art and Design (2009), I explored the relationship of the human body to the material book and the increasing loss of tactility in an ever-advancing technological world that is having an impact on the private interchange between reader and book.
My art practice and analogue approach to bookmaking is a response to the decline of material engagement in the contemporary world and emphasizes the notion 'matter matters'.
Loopy handstitching implies written text. The words appear to be spilling off pages. Tunnel books depict architectural spaces. Peering into them the viewer locates a quirky element or photographic imagery. Journals with covers made with Japanese papers feature handstitching. Concertina books incorporate photographs and image transfers.