BOOKEND
2014
iPad in cradle; wooden book on marble table top mounted on Mac Pro chassis; collection of ten books unfinished at the time of the authors’ death with endings written in epub format; first digital editions of William Morris books (available on iTunes); Wooden book pages and content correlates to the iPad’s digital book, recounts the lifespan of the codex from scroll to disposal and recycling, the codex’s creation and organizational schemes, the introduction of the electronic readers, and history of artist books, 19 x 28 x 20 inches [48,2 x 71,1 x 50,8 cm], 2014
“Book End,” recounts the lifespan of the book from from scroll to the codex and its later elimination and recycling, its creation and organizational schemes, as well as the introduction of the electronic reader. iPad also houses first digital editions of William Morris books (available on iTunes), and digital endings for the 10 unfinished books that accompany the sculpture.