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In Between Presence and Absence, 1
2009, opened size: 24 ¼ x 10 ¼ x 2 ¼, edition size: 10 + 1 A.P. Hand cut and screen print on paper (Kozo, BFK Rives, Book cloth for enclosure)
This book embodies the concept of the coexistence and inseparability of presence and absence by employing antithetical elements (the physical duality of paper) that originate from a single sheet of paper. In the process of crafting the book, as I create voids in the vase on the right through cutouts, I simultaneously fill the second vase on the left, symbolizing the interconnectedness of fullness and emptiness. The repetitive working process, evident in the accumulated pages, represents the timeless space between presence and absence, as well as the visualized-invisible concept of their interrelationship. (Photos by Elena Bouvier)