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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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A close-up view of the piece.
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Detail of one side of the bookmark.