Collection 05: Book-Land / Idris Murphy

PXE 1782

sub-fonds

2020

Graphic Materials, Drawings, Textual Records

9658089

1 volume of graphic and textual material (9 drawings and 7 items of textual material in clamshell box) - mixed media - 51.5 x 35.5 x 4 cm (box)
2 drawings - mixed media - 25 x 35 cm

Idris Murphy is the fourth artist to complete the Library's ‘Drawing the Library’, an occasional artists’ residency. The focus of his residency was less on the buildings of the Library and more on the collections, combining ‘the visual arts, the written word and of course books'. During the course of his residency Idris produced three works - two encased diorama/landscape ‘sculptures’ titled Book Mark and Book Plate, and Book Land.

Reference:
Library correspondence file

An artists' book comprising a clamshell box with title panel 'Book-Land' and 19th century carved wood panel on front, with rubbed sandpaper attached to inner-lid of box. Attached to inner-base of box is card inscribed 'Book Mark Book Plate I.M.', a metal piece, and wooden tray (with loose fitting) containing:
5 sheets of handwritten artist’s text (graphite on wax paper)
6 drawings (graphite and acrylic), some signed 'I.M.' or 'Ianis'
1 drawing titled 'State Library' and signed 'I.M.' (graphite)
2 drawings signed 'I.M.' (graphite)
2 pages of text 'I and Thou / Martin Buber' ; 'John Berger 'and our faces, my heart, brief as photos' (typed, printed).

Accompanied by 2 loose drawings (acrylic) of State Library of New South Wales signed 'IM', one titled 'State Library NSW' on note adhered to back of work.

In copyright:
Copyright holder:: Idris Murphy
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy Idris Murphy

Titled 'Book-Land' on front of box ; Spine of box inscribed 'Bookmark Bookplate'.