Cast handmade paper, silk ties, plastic detritus, sand from beaches around the world, rose petals, beach glass, resin,
11 1/2 X 14 1/2 X 11 in.
Cast handmade paper, silk ties, plastic detritus, sand from beaches around the world, rose petals, beach glass, resin,
11 1/2 X 14 X 10 in.
Cast handmade paper, silk ties, plastic detritus, sand from beaches around the world, rose petals, beach glass, resin,
11 1/2 X 15 X 17 1/2 in.
The Ocean Library Stacks incorporate physical and emotional reminders of Hall’s husband, Mark S. Weil, while also reflecting upon environmental issues. The cast paper books are made from Weil’s cotton shirts and silk ties and coated with sand collected from beaches around the world. The paper books sit atop a cast resin book base embedded with plastic detritus and beach glass.
Each stack contains casts of two books: one belonging to the artist, History of Art by H.W. Janson, and one belonging to her husband, a history of religious art written in French. Janson’s textbook, which Hall read as a freshman in art school, does not include a single woman artist