Bookworks and Irwinn Susskind

Bookworks - Specialise in commissioning specific artists work to be published in a book or a series of books. Bookworks explore the innovative possibilities of the book and what makes Bookworks even more interesting is the entire book can become the final piece/exhibition. For me this process is exciting as it further blurs the line between Illustration and Fine Art. The idea of producing a book is something inspirational in itself as I collect - and am passionate about - books. I don't think the book would necessarily need to be filled with work, the work could be solely exhibited on the outside or the book could become a sculptural piece in itself. 

Irwin Susskind creates bookworks and altered texts, as a lover of books and all their physical connotations, Susskind felt that the tactile and intimate experience of reading a book would fade with the rise of digital books/internet/the digital age. In response to this, Susskind began creating pieces using books as the raw material in his work. Shredding and rearranging text in an attempt to convey his feelings about the loss of the book.