COLLECTION NAME:
Artists' Book Collection
Record
Title:
Language Möbius
Creator:
Sim, Jana
Description:
Three sections containing Möbius strips. Cloth-covered box with Moriki and Canford Papers. Paper title label tipped on. Signed and numbered by the artist. Colophon: "This English and Korean text was written, [letterpress] printed, and produced to make Möbius strip. The Möbius strip has three layers, with the explanation of my speaking process. There are three Möbius strips. One whole Möbius strip, one cut in half, another cut in half one more time. The box is made in Jacob's ladders structure. The Möbius strips were letterpress printed using polymer plates on Somerset [paper] at Columbia College Chicago's Center for Book & Paper Arts, 2011." Artist's statement: "The most difficult part of learning another language is everyday conversation where an immediate response is needed. Language Möbius is about my conversation process. The loop in my brain goes like this: hearing English, thinking in Korean, translating, then speaking in English. There are two layers to the Möbius strip -- it can be cut in half. With the first cut, the ring becomes twice as long. The next cut makes the two rings link together. With each cut the sentences of the layers are also cut in half, making it illegible. The final two rings lined together symbolize the two languages tangled up in the artist's head while in translation, which is why the sentences can't be read."
Subject:
Asian American artists
Subject:
Language and languages in art
Date:
2011
Language:
English
Language:
Korean
Type:
Still Image
Extent:
3 strips of paper : color illustrations ; 5 x 28 cm-2 x 59 cm, housed in box 15 x 26 x 7 cm
Format/Medium:
Artists' books
Format/Medium:
Boxes (containers)
Format/Medium:
Letterpress printing
Format/Medium:
Photopolymer plates (printing plates)
Source:
Language Möbius, in Artists' Books Collection at SCAD Library, Atlanta, Savannah College of Art and Design.
Rights:
Copyright is retained by the authors or artists of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Identifier:
b13038126
Identifier:
i12536404
SCAD Location:
SCAD Library (Atlanta)
