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Description
Description of the work is courtesy of the artist:
Diorama Books is a series of books-as-objects. The series encompasses a four book quadrilogy: Diorama Book I, Diorama Book II, Ziggurat, and Flatworld. Each feature excerpts of text along the fore edges and archaic images along the fac;ades. Diorama Books borrows imagery from historical moments sourced from the American Museum of Natural History. Each book displays superimposed images of the skeleton of a robotic toy, Elmo Rocco, a nod to Wortzel’s robotic artwork from the early 2000s. The Elmo Rocco warrior poses throughout the dioramic scenes, expressing a feeling of both humor and sincerity. The Elmo Rocco’s represent opaque entities, solid as rocks, and claiming their place in the world, as entertainers, educators, engineers and engrossing delights. This work was presented at RE IMAGINE RE INVENT: Photographers Redefining Reality at Holden Luntz Gallery in 2013 and Hello Thank You Come In at the Center for Book Arts in 2024.
Production Details:
Diorama Books I + II: 10 x 23 x 2 in
Ziggurat: 22.75 x 10 x 2 in
Flatworld: 24 x 24 x 3 in
Cover material: Wood, aluminum panels & bookcloth
Bookbinding papers
Bookmark tassels
Colophon:
Book series by Adrianne Wortzel
Fabrication by Anthony Accardi and Green Rhino Inc.
Photographs of Elmo Rocco by Christine Butler
Contains imagery and text from varied sources
Detail images of the work
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