Altered state: found, collected and reclaimed books
Saturday 15th November 2025 - Thursday 18th December 2025
Winchester School of Art Library
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Derivative and altered artists books including a selection from the WSA Library Artists' Book Collection.
This exhibition attempts to seek dialogue between each artistic interpretation which collectively explore the tactility of unmaking, and to celebrate the breadth of techniques at play.
These include tearing, cutting, sticking, pricking, stitching, obscuring, revealing, submerging, drilling, slicing, collecting, and reordering. Each artist offering their unique creative vision to suggest an alternative reading which might be reclaimed through the practice of alteration.
From seemingly careless abandon which expose the delicate fragility of a book to the deliberate and almost surgical precision, each serve to reclaim a new meaning, and to celebrate its new altered state.
A drinks reception and exhibition launch will take place outside WSA Library at 5:00pm on 27th November 2025.
Connecting Collections
If you're interested in this exhibition, why not explore our Artists' Books collection.
The collection was started in the late 1960's. Since then it has grown and developed and includes a wide range of books in many formats, shapes and sizes. Particular strengths are contemporary British artist bookmakers. We also have books made by students and staff at Winchester School of Art.
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