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When Kelm approached artist/designer/calligrapher Suzanne Moore about collaborating on a project, she proposed creating an accordion-style book that could fold out into a shape similar to a garden maze. The idea of the garden maze inspired the rich greens, oranges, and purples that predominate in the book’s coloring, which was the first step in the work’s creation. Kelm used the paper to form interconnecting panels that could fold out into two different shapes. He then gave the book to Moore for finishing. Moore’s fluid cursive style calligraphy appears to be a secret language that leads the viewer/reader along the pathway of each maze. —Aprile Gallant, Curator, Prints, Drawings, and Photographs, Smith College Museum of Art Painting and calligraphy by Suzanne Moore. Wire edge binding and enclosure by Daniel E. Kelm. Pigment, acrylic, and paste on paper, with cloth, magnets, brass rod, soldered brass hinges, and wire edge binding. Held in a private collection. Included in the exhibition Poetic Science: Bookworks by Daniel E. Kelm at Smith College Museum of Art. Kelm collaborated with One Match Films to produce ten videos for the Poetic Science exhibition in 2007. These videos, commissioned by Smith College Museum of Art, were on display in the gallery for the duration of the show. 02:48 hide
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Daniel approached Suzanne Moore and proposed that they collaborate on a book. Suzanne responded that she would love to create an accordion book that would be evocative of a garden maze. |
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When Kelm approached artist/designer/calligrapher Suzanne Moore about collaborating on a project, she proposed creating an accordion-style book that could fold out into a shape similar to a garden maze. The idea of the garden maze inspired the rich greens, oranges, and purples that predominate in the book’s coloring, which was the first step in the work’s creation. Kelm used the paper to form interconnecting panels that could fold out into two different shapes. He then gave the book to Moore for finishing. Moore’s fluid cursive style calligraphy appears to be a secret language that leads the viewer/reader along the pathway of each maze. —Aprile Gallant, Curator, Prints, Drawings, and Photographs, Smith College Museum of Art Painting and calligraphy by Suzanne Moore. Wire edge binding and enclosure by Daniel E. Kelm. Pigment, acrylic, and paste on paper, with cloth, magnets, brass rod, soldered brass hinges, and wire edge binding. Held in a private collection. Included in the exhibition Poetic Science: Bookworks by Daniel E. Kelm at Smith College Museum of Art. Kelm collaborated with One Match Films to produce ten videos for the Poetic Science exhibition in 2007. These videos, commissioned by Smith College Museum of Art, were on display in the gallery for the duration of the show. 02:48 hide
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To remove the book from its enclosure you unfold the flaps . . . |
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When Kelm approached artist/designer/calligrapher Suzanne Moore about collaborating on a project, she proposed creating an accordion-style book that could fold out into a shape similar to a garden maze. The idea of the garden maze inspired the rich greens, oranges, and purples that predominate in the book’s coloring, which was the first step in the work’s creation. Kelm used the paper to form interconnecting panels that could fold out into two different shapes. He then gave the book to Moore for finishing. Moore’s fluid cursive style calligraphy appears to be a secret language that leads the viewer/reader along the pathway of each maze. —Aprile Gallant, Curator, Prints, Drawings, and Photographs, Smith College Museum of Art Painting and calligraphy by Suzanne Moore. Wire edge binding and enclosure by Daniel E. Kelm. Pigment, acrylic, and paste on paper, with cloth, magnets, brass rod, soldered brass hinges, and wire edge binding. Held in a private collection. Included in the exhibition Poetic Science: Bookworks by Daniel E. Kelm at Smith College Museum of Art. Kelm collaborated with One Match Films to produce ten videos for the Poetic Science exhibition in 2007. These videos, commissioned by Smith College Museum of Art, were on display in the gallery for the duration of the show. 02:48 hide
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which open to reveal the book sitting at the center of a cruciform folder. |
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When Kelm approached artist/designer/calligrapher Suzanne Moore about collaborating on a project, she proposed creating an accordion-style book that could fold out into a shape similar to a garden maze. The idea of the garden maze inspired the rich greens, oranges, and purples that predominate in the book’s coloring, which was the first step in the work’s creation. Kelm used the paper to form interconnecting panels that could fold out into two different shapes. He then gave the book to Moore for finishing. Moore’s fluid cursive style calligraphy appears to be a secret language that leads the viewer/reader along the pathway of each maze. —Aprile Gallant, Curator, Prints, Drawings, and Photographs, Smith College Museum of Art Painting and calligraphy by Suzanne Moore. Wire edge binding and enclosure by Daniel E. Kelm. Pigment, acrylic, and paste on paper, with cloth, magnets, brass rod, soldered brass hinges, and wire edge binding. Held in a private collection. Included in the exhibition Poetic Science: Bookworks by Daniel E. Kelm at Smith College Museum of Art. Kelm collaborated with One Match Films to produce ten videos for the Poetic Science exhibition in 2007. These videos, commissioned by Smith College Museum of Art, were on display in the gallery for the duration of the show. 02:48 hide
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There are two different ways to lay out the accordion book to reveal paintings by Moore. If you follow the lead of the calligraphy you arrive at each of the maze configurations. |
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When Kelm approached artist/designer/calligrapher Suzanne Moore about collaborating on a project, she proposed creating an accordion-style book that could fold out into a shape similar to a garden maze. The idea of the garden maze inspired the rich greens, oranges, and purples that predominate in the book’s coloring, which was the first step in the work’s creation. Kelm used the paper to form interconnecting panels that could fold out into two different shapes. He then gave the book to Moore for finishing. Moore’s fluid cursive style calligraphy appears to be a secret language that leads the viewer/reader along the pathway of each maze. —Aprile Gallant, Curator, Prints, Drawings, and Photographs, Smith College Museum of Art Painting and calligraphy by Suzanne Moore. Wire edge binding and enclosure by Daniel E. Kelm. Pigment, acrylic, and paste on paper, with cloth, magnets, brass rod, soldered brass hinges, and wire edge binding. Held in a private collection. Included in the exhibition Poetic Science: Bookworks by Daniel E. Kelm at Smith College Museum of Art. Kelm collaborated with One Match Films to produce ten videos for the Poetic Science exhibition in 2007. These videos, commissioned by Smith College Museum of Art, were on display in the gallery for the duration of the show. 02:48 hide
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Kelm and Moore began their creative work by coloring the paper with pigments that were so finely divided that they penetrated the paper like dyes. |
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When Kelm approached artist/designer/calligrapher Suzanne Moore about collaborating on a project, she proposed creating an accordion-style book that could fold out into a shape similar to a garden maze. The idea of the garden maze inspired the rich greens, oranges, and purples that predominate in the book’s coloring, which was the first step in the work’s creation. Kelm used the paper to form interconnecting panels that could fold out into two different shapes. He then gave the book to Moore for finishing. Moore’s fluid cursive style calligraphy appears to be a secret language that leads the viewer/reader along the pathway of each maze. —Aprile Gallant, Curator, Prints, Drawings, and Photographs, Smith College Museum of Art Painting and calligraphy by Suzanne Moore. Wire edge binding and enclosure by Daniel E. Kelm. Pigment, acrylic, and paste on paper, with cloth, magnets, brass rod, soldered brass hinges, and wire edge binding. Held in a private collection. Included in the exhibition Poetic Science: Bookworks by Daniel E. Kelm at Smith College Museum of Art. Kelm collaborated with One Match Films to produce ten videos for the Poetic Science exhibition in 2007. These videos, commissioned by Smith College Museum of Art, were on display in the gallery for the duration of the show. 02:48 hide
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After the paper was colored, Kelm created the page panels. Once they were hinged together, Moore began her calligraphic exploration that came to define the maze pathways. |
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When Kelm approached artist/designer/calligrapher Suzanne Moore about collaborating on a project, she proposed creating an accordion-style book that could fold out into a shape similar to a garden maze. The idea of the garden maze inspired the rich greens, oranges, and purples that predominate in the book’s coloring, which was the first step in the work’s creation. Kelm used the paper to form interconnecting panels that could fold out into two different shapes. He then gave the book to Moore for finishing. Moore’s fluid cursive style calligraphy appears to be a secret language that leads the viewer/reader along the pathway of each maze. —Aprile Gallant, Curator, Prints, Drawings, and Photographs, Smith College Museum of Art Painting and calligraphy by Suzanne Moore. Wire edge binding and enclosure by Daniel E. Kelm. Pigment, acrylic, and paste on paper, with cloth, magnets, brass rod, soldered brass hinges, and wire edge binding. Held in a private collection. Included in the exhibition Poetic Science: Bookworks by Daniel E. Kelm at Smith College Museum of Art. Kelm collaborated with One Match Films to produce ten videos for the Poetic Science exhibition in 2007. These videos, commissioned by Smith College Museum of Art, were on display in the gallery for the duration of the show. 02:48 hide
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The calligraphic marks are not a known language but are compelling—you feel as if you should be able to read them. They provide a visual reference. |
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When Kelm approached artist/designer/calligrapher Suzanne Moore about collaborating on a project, she proposed creating an accordion-style book that could fold out into a shape similar to a garden maze. The idea of the garden maze inspired the rich greens, oranges, and purples that predominate in the book’s coloring, which was the first step in the work’s creation. Kelm used the paper to form interconnecting panels that could fold out into two different shapes. He then gave the book to Moore for finishing. Moore’s fluid cursive style calligraphy appears to be a secret language that leads the viewer/reader along the pathway of each maze. —Aprile Gallant, Curator, Prints, Drawings, and Photographs, Smith College Museum of Art Painting and calligraphy by Suzanne Moore. Wire edge binding and enclosure by Daniel E. Kelm. Pigment, acrylic, and paste on paper, with cloth, magnets, brass rod, soldered brass hinges, and wire edge binding. Held in a private collection. Included in the exhibition Poetic Science: Bookworks by Daniel E. Kelm at Smith College Museum of Art. Kelm collaborated with One Match Films to produce ten videos for the Poetic Science exhibition in 2007. These videos, commissioned by Smith College Museum of Art, were on display in the gallery for the duration of the show. 02:48 hide
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The pigments created vivid fields of color. |
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When Kelm approached artist/designer/calligrapher Suzanne Moore about collaborating on a project, she proposed creating an accordion-style book that could fold out into a shape similar to a garden maze. The idea of the garden maze inspired the rich greens, oranges, and purples that predominate in the book’s coloring, which was the first step in the work’s creation. Kelm used the paper to form interconnecting panels that could fold out into two different shapes. He then gave the book to Moore for finishing. Moore’s fluid cursive style calligraphy appears to be a secret language that leads the viewer/reader along the pathway of each maze. —Aprile Gallant, Curator, Prints, Drawings, and Photographs, Smith College Museum of Art Painting and calligraphy by Suzanne Moore. Wire edge binding and enclosure by Daniel E. Kelm. Pigment, acrylic, and paste on paper, with cloth, magnets, brass rod, soldered brass hinges, and wire edge binding. Held in a private collection. Included in the exhibition Poetic Science: Bookworks by Daniel E. Kelm at Smith College Museum of Art. Kelm collaborated with One Match Films to produce ten videos for the Poetic Science exhibition in 2007. These videos, commissioned by Smith College Museum of Art, were on display in the gallery for the duration of the show. 02:48 hide
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This book is meant to be participatory. Please watch the video so you can get a sense of the kinesthetic dimensions of the piece. |
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