artist book – Arte Utile

Pentale

A room completely coverd with white cloth. A flagpole stands on one side. On the other side piles of rolled newspapers and a table with named boxes. On the flagpole hangs an extra long banner spreading out on parts of the floor. The banner is collagd with pages of newspapers.

Lettura abitabile

A ring binder with transparent plastic jackets which contain studies in form of text and sketches.

C’era una volta

Fan-folded Book almost closed. Each page contains a continous stripe in the center with collaged text scraps and handwritten words/ texts.

Zähne die nichts mehr zu beissen haben

A white empty book cover made from plaster. Small paper pieces with title on the cover.

Sonnige Tage

A book in between 2 small wodden boards nailed together. A cutted out hole in the wooden board to read the book title.

Sillabario contro la guerra

A cube of metal tubes. Inside wooden panels threaded through holes on 2 tubes.

Salgo una scala a Köln

Opened fanfolded book. Each page shows a photograph a man in front of a wall. Visible traces of an stairway of torn down building on the wall.

Responsabile Pino Poggi

Wooden panels threaded through holes on a conctruction of metal tubes.

Reichsgesetzblatt 1910–1949

On a simple rustic wooden bench 3 piles of books pierced by a metal lance. A metal chain connects the lances at their top. One pile contains a glas casket in beteen the books.

Progetti per abitare e vivere veramente

Opened book/folder. A vetical printed german text over the whole inside. Parts are crossed out with multiple lines.