‘the city in the mind’ from the ‘built of books’ series by frank halmansall images © the artist

 

 

dutch artist frank halmans explores themes of domesticity and memory through his sculptural installations. his series ‘built of books’ employs vintage publications – the selected titles have no particular meaning and are not exceptional literary works –which he arranges into stacks. lining them up along shelves, he carving windows and doors through each, creating sets of imaginary buildings and interiors in each section of volumes. in a way these spaces which he slices through the books, stand as a metaphor and the idea of moving through something, whether it be a literary passage, or a physical expanse.

 

 

built of books by frank halmans‘the city in mind’

 

 

built of books by frank halmans‘de lange nacht (the long night)’ front

 

 

built of books by frank halmans‘de lange nacht (the long night)’ backside

 

 

built of books by frank halmans‘neem mij mee (take me with you)’

 

 

built of books by frank halmans‘gelukseiland (corridor)’

 

 

built of books by frank halmanspattern and process development

 

 

built of books by frank halmansrough mock-up

 

 

built of books by frank halmans‘atelier (studio)’

 

 

built of books by frank halmans‘atelier (studio)’ detail

 

 

built of books by frank halmans‘book with cut pages’ (staircase)