Die gedig as 'n vreemdeling se graf (The poem as a stranger's grave)
Item date(s): 2010
Alwyn Roux
Medium: X-ray plate Technique: Mixed media Edition: Unique
Theme(s): Death; X-ray
Place publication: (Potchefstroom, RSA) Publisher: The artist
Reference note: The artist's book is a copy of a poem and the contents of the poem are explicated on an x-ray. The poem suggests that one is buried in the poem: 'No one has seen you again after I buried you in the poem.' The x-ray, which is a depiction of a man's leg and foot, creates the idea that the artist's book is a real grave and that the viewer can see into the chest.
Exhibition notes: Included on the exhibition 'Transgressions and Boundaries of the Page', exhibited at WOORDFEES 2010. Archive Room in JS Gericke Library, University of Stellenbosch, 1st - 6th March 2010; The Gallery of the North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 15th April - 13th May 2010; the FADA Gallery, Faculty of Art Design and Architecture, University of Johannesburg, 12th - 30th July 2010.