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The Mechanical World
Volumes 1 to 5

Item date(s): 2005

Karen Bleitz - (poem by)
Richard Price - (poem by)

Pages: unpaged
Size: 243mm
Inscription: Signed by the authors.
Edition: #15/15

Place publication: London
Publisher: Circle Press
ISBN: 0-901-38080-6
Cat. 24;189-C5
Exhibition 2014;17;19

Additional notes:
Engineered by Sean Matthews & Andy Armstrong at Redline CNC, Printed at Plan File Systems.

Volume 1. I Against I (subject). [red] Non-kinetic circles.

Volume 2. Wrecking Ball (to be). [blue] Kinetic circles.

Volume 3. Hard Done From (to do). [green] Kinetic circle and triangle with cog wheels.

Volume 4. Hold Up (to have). [black] Four kinetic circles and triangle.

Volume 5. Long Gone (to go) [yellow] Five kinetic circles.

Each volume in a plastic slipcase with velcro fastening tab.

Illustrated on page 56 of 2007 Seoul International Book Arts Fair.

Illustrated on page 50 and 102 of "Book Art Object", The Codex Foundation, 2008.

Exhibition notes:
Vol 2 (blue): Item 24 on TEXTures: an exhibition of texts, textures and structure in artists’ books.

Archives & Special Collections, University of Johannesburg

5 March to 18 April 2014

Vol 4 (black): Item 0189 - C5-2/3 on Booknesses: Artists' books from the Jack Ginsberg Collection UJ Art Gallery, University of Johannesburg

25 March to 5 May 2017

Vol 3 (green): Samplings: International Artists' Books and Archive on the Book Arts

JGCBA, WAM

26 March to 6 July 2019

Ref: GB/11145

Volume 3. Hard Done From (to do) [green]	Volume 3. Hard Done From (to do) [green]
Volume 4. Hold Up (to have) [black]	Volume 4. Hold Up (to have) [black]
Volume 4. Hold Up (to have) [black]