%C2%A9 2010 Kiki Smith
The Animal is in the World Like Water in Water, 2010
Hand-colored inkjet prints and letterpress; bound accordion-fold volumeexpand_more
The Mary and Robyn Campbell Fund for Art Booksexpand_more 2010.14
Not on Viewexpand_more
The Animal is in the World Like Water in Water is a collaboration between Kiki Smith and American poet and author Leslie Scalapino. Smith executed a series of 43 pen and ink drawings for the project, which were reproduced and published as digital prints, each individually hand-colored by the artist. All of the drawings depict scenes of a woman/girl being attacked by a wild animal. Yet, the "attack" is emotionless, without fear or horror. Responding to Smith's illustrations, Scalapino composed a sequence of poems, each corresponding to a particular image. Scalapino intended that the two "realities" of illustrations and text be experienced simultaneously; yet maintain their separate identity. The dreamlike symbolism of Smith's illustrations, coupled with Scalapino's metaphorical use of language and unconventional spatial layout, may evoke in the reader a deeply moving, almost spiritual response.
Details
- Title
- The Animal is in the World Like Water in Water
- Artist Life
- American, born Germany, 1954
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2010.14
- Provenance
- Granary Books, New York City (publisher); sold to MIA, 2010.
- Curator Approved
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© 2010 Kiki Smith