Limited edition of 500 numbered copies. "Woody's latest venture takes three forms--1.) a book with representations of each US state, visually constructed out of the letters in its name, 2.) a digital version of the book, and 3.) a text-to-speech realization of each state, read by a computerized voice, almost Pokemon-like. The resulting hypnotic sounds defy expectation. Woody's vision has produced a unique kind of contemporary found-art minimalism"--Gold Bolus Recordings website, viewed on November 13, 2014. "Printed by One Page Productions at Chooklyn Farms Studios ... All maps designed & typed by Woody Leslie on Microsoft Word (yes, we know, he's crazy) over the month of February, 2013"--Cover page 2. Three signatures, hand-sewn with green thread into a paper wrapper (paper colors vary within edition). Inkjet printed. Library has copy 83/500. IaU UW Libraries has limited edition copies 20/500 (yellow paper wrapper) and 21/500 (blue paper wrapper). WaU
Summary:
A 100% geographically accurate typed text map of the US, state by state. Features all 50 states, plus a centerfold of the whole country using state postal abbreviations. This is the book portion of a three-part project by the artist, consisting of this book, its digital version, and a text-to-speech computerized voice recording.
OCLC:
(OCoLC)879599360
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.