{"id":8953,"date":"2014-12-15T01:00:42","date_gmt":"2014-12-15T06:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/?p=8953"},"modified":"2025-09-15T16:03:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T20:03:28","slug":"book-artist-of-the-month-sarah-bryant-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/15\/book-artist-of-the-month-sarah-bryant-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Artist of the Month: Sarah Bryant"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AlMutanabbiStreet-SarahBryant\"<\/a><\/p>\n

For the traveling exhibit Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here<\/em><\/a>, Sarah Bryant<\/a> crafted Al-Mutanabbi Street<\/em><\/a> to memorialize those who lost there lives to a car bomb on March 5, 2007. Bound between two boards is an entangled ribbon of red paper letterpress printed with an incomplete list of names. This altered accordion lays open in a custom box; the colophon is print on the base of the box hidden under the book’s cover.<\/p>\n

\"AlMutanabbiStreet2-SarahBryant\"<\/a> \"AlMutanabbiStreet3-SarahBryant\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The text of this artist book rests in a position of entanglement and chaos, but in fact the lines of paper can be separated rather easily. The names printed on the underside represent a portion of those who lost their lives. I\u2019ve seen a variety of books from this show and really love the simplicity of your piece, which is also largely impactful. It presents itself like a memorial; can you talk about your concept for this artist book?<\/strong><\/div>\n

I wasn\u2019t sure how to approach this book. I had no personal connection to the bombing or to the affected community, or, frankly, to any tragedy of this scale. I was concerned that in an attempt to honor the dead and the community to which they belonged, I might make a bumbling and insensitive book. So I tried to keep it simple and avoid pretending an understanding that I could not have.<\/p>\n

I printed the names of the dead in Arabic and English, each name lining up with it\u2019s counterpart on the two sides of the strips of paper, and housed them in a structure that I hoped conveyed a sense of violence and loss. I wanted the names to be legible, but fragile, and in a position of distress. The box is vaguely coffin-like. I am glad to hear your reaction to the book, thank you.<\/p>\n

\"AlMutanabbiStreet4-SarahBryant\"<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For the traveling exhibit Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here, Sarah Bryant crafted Al-Mutanabbi Street to memorialize those who lost there lives to a car bomb on March 5, 2007. Bound between two boards is an entangled ribbon of red paper letterpress printed with an incomplete list of names. 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