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A partial eclipse /

By: Publication details: London : Mack, 2013.Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : ill. ; 33 x 22 cmISBN:
  • 9781907946325
  • 1907946322
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: “A Partial Eclipse brings together photographs from an on-going private library of images which feeds into Boyce’s work. The images adopt a somber and darkened palette, as if the light has been stolen from each photograph creating the illusion of a mythical perma-dusk allowing us to see the world as Boyce sees it. Images of trees and foliage permeate the collection, ellipses and perforations reoccur, patterns of cracks, fractures and spider webs repeat and thresholds appear in the form of windows and doorways. Hundreds of photographs were edited down until the shape of a book emerged. The series creates the feeling of stillness and distance between the viewer and photograph. Printed on double sided paper, the photographs reflect blurrily in the coated page opposite its matte brother. The book as an object extends the experience of distance through its design, keeping the darkened images enclosed and projected between the folds of paper.”--From publisher’s website.
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Special Collection Special Collection Whitecliffe Library Staff office Special Collection TR 647 BOY (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Special Collection-Library Use Only 0012570

The text in this book first appeared as a recorded spoken word element in the show "Scarecrows" at Tramway, Glasgow, in February 2012 as part of the collaborative project "Scarecrows and Lighthouses" by Martin Boyce, Raymond MacDonald and David Mackenzie.

“A Partial Eclipse brings together photographs from an on-going private library of images which feeds into Boyce’s work. The images adopt a somber and darkened palette, as if the light has been stolen from each photograph creating the illusion of a mythical perma-dusk allowing us to see the world as Boyce sees it. Images of trees and foliage permeate the collection, ellipses and perforations reoccur, patterns of cracks, fractures and spider webs repeat and thresholds appear in the form of windows and doorways. Hundreds of photographs were edited down until the shape of a book emerged. The series creates the feeling of stillness and distance between the viewer and photograph. Printed on double sided paper, the photographs reflect blurrily in the coated page opposite its matte brother. The book as an object extends the experience of distance through its design, keeping the darkened images enclosed and projected between the folds of paper.”--From publisher’s website.

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