The main concept behind this book revolves around the presentation of traditional, easy to explain objects to an abstracted idea. This is the breakdown of what we can accept as a physical item to what can only be spoken about and not always understood. One can explain and show what “a chair” is, but one cannot easily explain and show what “more” is. This same concept can be used when trying to understand the poems. At first they may appear to be simple, but there is more that goes into them than what meets the eye. Thus, the layout of each poem will slowly transition from traditional poetry form into more abstract layouts where hierarchy is tampered with.
This book was named an articulate void, in reference to the definitions of the two words. Articulate means having the ability to speak fluently and coherently as well as meaning to have combined segments. Void means the emptiness caused by the loss of something. Together, the words represent the segmented, yet fluently spoken loss of Gertrude Stein’s thoughts from Tender Buttons: objects, food, rooms.
digital layout of booklet.
front cover.
opened cover to reveal within book.
abstract spread.
last poem spread.
the colophon/last spread.
inside of back cover.
back of book
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