I have my VISPO book 1 chapters in a biscuit tin next to my other mail art. This morning as I walked into the studio I has an impulse to look through the chapters (again). I do this periodically. Participating in that exchange was something special and the work I received means different things at different times. The fact that it's a unit distinguishes it from other mail art for me. It was also where I dipped my toe in to the world of VISPO.
Today I re-discovered Bernd Reichert's chapter, and I realised I had never reproduced it for others to see! Each of Bernd's chapters was bespoke. I'm not sure if each chapter looked at a different artist as I didn't see other examples, except for the cover of Matthew Stolte's but mine is an homage to Mike Kelley, I think. (On page three Bernd writes, ' homage to Mike Kelly', but I suspect it is MIKE KELLEY).
This chapter arrived in March 2012, beautiful and treasured.
Rebecca, Bernd Reichert's work looks fab here.
ReplyDeleteI too often return to those collab book projects. They produced some great material. As bonus, they were fun (looking back).