Colleen Winter

Johannesburg

COMPOSITION DE L'ALCHEMIE: ALCHENIST'S TOME (2016)

Type of book work: Unique / sculptural book-object (one-of-a-kind)
Dimensions: 420 x 320
Media: Mixed

Artist's / designer's statements

I am currently studying for an MTech (Fine Art) and explore my art making as alchemical ritual. As documentation of my making process is important, I chose to make a journal. I wanted this to reflect the notion and feel of a composition de l'alchimie, an 'Alchemist's Tome'. It comprises large, loose signatures of stained paper that I intend to hand-bind it at the end of my studies. I have used various writing tools and inks, including those I've made myself. It serves as a self-reflexive documentation of my journey.

Tome is a self-reflexive documentation of the process of my making, the 'engine' that drives my studies. It is a work in progress that reflects the nature and processes of alchemy.