BARUCHEEM - HABAYIM
Judith Margolis
1988
Cloth and paper collage applied to the inside cover of a store-bought leather journal of the year 1988. Three boards using scraps of paper of lithography, intaglio, paint and crayon applied to both sides make 6 different surfaces which function as “pages.”
The pages are unbound so the reader can rearrange the order and therefore determine the narrative. The sequence is therefore unpredictable. Despite this, or maybe because of this, the book, with its heart breaking scrap of a child’s writing, and inked dream-like musing, is completely surprisingly satisfying to look at and hold. Like John Cage, of blessed memory, I am allowing coincidence or random chance to manifest the narrative.
- Copies: 1
- Pages: 6
- Type of binding: Hard Cover
- Dimensions (cm): 20X25X2
- Place of publication: San Francisco
- Book photography: Leafing: Yair Meyuhas & Shiraz Grinbaum
Judith Margolis is an Israel-based American essayist and artist who makes paintings, drawings, artist's books, and multi-media collages. Much of her work explores tensions between consciousness, feminism, and religious ritual tradition. Since 2000, Margolis has been the Art Editor of Nashim: The Journal of Jewish Women's Studies and Gender Issues, published by Indiana University Press. She is the Creative Director of Bright Idea Books, which produces limited edition and unique artist's books. She lives and works in Jerusalem.
