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Inkjet printed copy paper, sewn into book forms, watercolour

Loss, in translation

2016

This work examines the loss of books, knowledge and memory – and the accompanying grief.

Each of the books represents one of the five stages of grief. The text in each book is a word or phrase associated with that stage, translated into binary code – a ‘language’ only easily read by digital means.

The colour of each book was chosen by Googling, ‘what colour is each stage of grief?’ and following the first random, unreviewed link I found – in itself a demonstration of the erosion of knowledge.

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