The Bookmark Project Koffler Centre for the Arts, Toronto: 2006-2008

The Bookmark Project was an international, juried exhibition sponsored by the Koffler Centre for the Arts in Toronto.

Each year, artists submitted one of a kind bookmarks related to the theme designated by the juror of the exhibition.

I was selected to participate in the 2006, 2007 and 2008 exhibitions.
More information is provided on the CV on this site and on lorriefrear.info.

Theme for 2006: Epoch
My piece was titled Re:Mark

Theme for 2007: Parallax
My piece was titled Re:View

Theme for 2008: Insert
My piece was titled ReAd Me.

The theme for the 2006 Exhibition was Epoch.



The theme Epoch refers to the interaction between the reading material and life experience of the reader

in creating a complete experience.



My piece, titled Re:Mark, is a recorded experience (or remark) to what has been read and serves as a review for the next reading session. The sliding scale makes it easy for the reader to record his or her mood.
 

The theme for the 2007 exhibition was Parallax.



The meaning of parallax is the apparent displacement of an observed object due to a change in the position of the observer. In reading a book, the meaning and interpretation of content changes with the reader's familiarity with the subject, personal life experience and bias.



My piece, titled Re:View, (or Review) includes sixteen antonym pairs, such as accuracy/distortion and decisiveness/ambivalence, that reflect the reader's impression of the message of the book...his or her point of view. The more confident words are written in bold text.
 

The theme for the 2008 exhibition was Insert.



My piece, titled Insert ReAd Me, (or Inset Red Me) is a series of inserted pieces which demonstrate to the reader the dramatic changes in meaning caused when just one letter of a word is missing or added. The bookmark is used horizontally, like an insert; a placeholder for the text. The two-sided card tells the same story on both sides, with correct spelling on one side and the other with deleted or added letters.

A close-up view of the piece.

Detail of one side of the bookmark.