Oliver Payne & Nick Relph
Softbound
2004 · Zurich, Switzerland
by Steiner, Rochelle
Zurich, Switzerland: Serpentine Gallery / Kunsthalle Zürich, 2004. Softbound. VG (Audio no longer works when book opens; otherwise like new.). Colored thick woven cloth covers stapled over white stiff wraps. 192 pp., with working audio gadget that emits a sound when the book is opened. Illustrated in color and bw. Text is in English, with the opening essay also in German. A sort of bizarre publication. At one time, opening the book would cause a song or spoken word to be played. Now it doesn't. A new battery may be just what the doctor ordered for this one! Another bookseller states that "rings like a cell phone when it is opened." The cover is a piece of woven cloth or rug of bright colors. The contents vary as widely as the interests of this featured duo of British artist-filmmakers. (Inventory #: 102976)