Two Chairs & A Ladder (Mini) Artist's Book by Florence Lanxuan Liu
"Two Chairs & A Ladder is an artist’s book by Florence Lanxuan Liu. It was inspired by her journey across different cities in China, witnessing the tradition of sausage curing by various households. She believes that the ways of sausage hanging show us how people intelligently utilize both private and public space, as well as mundane structures and furniture, to create a vital, functional, and temporary installation. The word “晒” in Chinese means both ‘to hang’ and ‘to expose/exhibit’. Inspired by this wordplay, Two Chairs & A Ladder documents one of the encounters of sausage hanging with an accordion text block held by a hardcover, without any glue binding the pages together. The artist invites you to interact with the book’s structure with a creative mindset and to explore the dynamic relationship between art and everyday objects." - Florence Lanxuan Liu.
This is a mini version of the original seen here. Comes in a clear case secured by magnet (the book is magnetic!) and string.
1" x 0.75" x 0.25"
*Consignment item. Not eligible for 10% membership discount. All consignment purchases are final and non-refundable once shipped.
"Two Chairs & A Ladder is an artist’s book by Florence Lanxuan Liu. It was inspired by her journey across different cities in China, witnessing the tradition of sausage curing by various households. She believes that the ways of sausage hanging show us how people intelligently utilize both private and public space, as well as mundane structures and furniture, to create a vital, functional, and temporary installation. The word “晒” in Chinese means both ‘to hang’ and ‘to expose/exhibit’. Inspired by this wordplay, Two Chairs & A Ladder documents one of the encounters of sausage hanging with an accordion text block held by a hardcover, without any glue binding the pages together. The artist invites you to interact with the book’s structure with a creative mindset and to explore the dynamic relationship between art and everyday objects." - Florence Lanxuan Liu.
This is a mini version of the original seen here. Comes in a clear case secured by magnet (the book is magnetic!) and string.
1" x 0.75" x 0.25"
*Consignment item. Not eligible for 10% membership discount. All consignment purchases are final and non-refundable once shipped.
"Two Chairs & A Ladder is an artist’s book by Florence Lanxuan Liu. It was inspired by her journey across different cities in China, witnessing the tradition of sausage curing by various households. She believes that the ways of sausage hanging show us how people intelligently utilize both private and public space, as well as mundane structures and furniture, to create a vital, functional, and temporary installation. The word “晒” in Chinese means both ‘to hang’ and ‘to expose/exhibit’. Inspired by this wordplay, Two Chairs & A Ladder documents one of the encounters of sausage hanging with an accordion text block held by a hardcover, without any glue binding the pages together. The artist invites you to interact with the book’s structure with a creative mindset and to explore the dynamic relationship between art and everyday objects." - Florence Lanxuan Liu.
This is a mini version of the original seen here. Comes in a clear case secured by magnet (the book is magnetic!) and string.
1" x 0.75" x 0.25"
*Consignment item. Not eligible for 10% membership discount. All consignment purchases are final and non-refundable once shipped.
Florence Lanxuan Liu (she/her) is a visual artist based in Shanghai, China. She holds a BFA in Printmaking from Rhode Island School of Design and an MFA in Printmedia from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Her work ranges from artists’ books and prints to sculptures and installations that are highly process and material-based. Through creating objects that play with images of flesh and skin, and materiality that attempts to reflect and investigate bodily processes, the work reveals the tenderness and the vulnerability of human beings. Intertwined fibers, innumerable moments of puncturing and sewing, and the act of bruising result in the fragility of the fibers mended into something stronger. The suggestion of shed skin and lost hair is evidence of aging and renewal that becomes a record of transformation. The raw and visceral flesh transfigures into an encounter of haunting beauty. Essentially, these bodily objects are self-portraits that capture the state of being as her body travels through phases in life.
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