Etching in E-Ink

by Joe Duffy, Dave Griffiths, Mary Stark

‘Etching in E-ink,’ is part of a larger body of work exploring a comparison between physical and digital bookmaking. In this edition the subject is further explored through the exhibition The Last Thread taking a closer look at some of the themes explored within the exhibition and the artists themselves.The show brought together 5 artists who share an archaeological urge, encompassing film, publishing, print, photography, sculpture and craft practices. The Last Thread inhabits a passing place between analogue and digital worlds, reinventing old media and devices as future formats for reading the image. Joe Duffy explores our perception through abstract quotations on Halina Viewers. Anna Frew explores the Kindle's intersection of traditional paper and E-Ink book-making. Dave Griffiths' microfiche plate offers the opportunity to reconstruct a model human from photographic remains, and Mary Stark recycles abandoned celluloid film prints as finely woven scrolls. Claire Thomas' handmade film installation The Button Box encapsulates the memory of a physical space, whilst also remarking on the recently bankrupt knitting factory in which this exhibition takes place.

16 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 27, 2011

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There is more than one author on Goodreads by this name. For Irish radio journalist and writer see Joe Duffy.