Name/Title
the EmptyEntry/Object ID
2025.10.4Description
Limp vellum calf binding, sewn on alum tawed thongs. Title "the Empty" is written with acrylic ink on the front and back surface of the front cover. Text is written with various pens and markers. Each section is composed of different material and thickness, starting with thick paper, running though thinner paper, silk mesh, and finally mylar. The text plays with the transparency of the material as you read the book.Collection
Artist BooksAcquisition
Accession
2025.10Acquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Gift from the Mackinac Island Somewhere in Time ClubTranscription
"you have to add to the body of work"
"what do you have to say?"
...it has to be something only
I can sayInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
SignatureLocation
Interior of rear cover, against spineBook Details
Date Published
2026Binding
Binding Type
Limp BindingBinding Notes
Calf parchment was stretched and scraped by Meyer; patterns from hair are still visible and there are some more translucent patches of parchment in the center of the front cover. Sewn on two alum tawed thongs. Text handwritten in acrylic ink, thin and thick sharpie on Arches Wove, handmade paper, Morgan Conservatory abaca, silk screen cloth, and scratched into mylar.
