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A new book with a noisy surprise - A great concept!

(Shirley Sharoff) Bruits (Noises). Artist’s book by Shirley Sharoff. [Cléry. 2007.] n.p. 7” x 13.5” - folder closed. Five color etchings - one full-page and four, together with the title, in narrow strips on a cut page. Typography by Jean-Jacques Sergent. Pink chemise with cut-out front containing loose leaves with lists of various daily noises in our lives. The chemise and folder made by Marie-Christine Kréziak. Red double-folder decorated with black dots, patterns and letters containing the work on the one side; on opening the left side a startling sound is emitted. Laid in a black board slipcase. One in an edition of 30 copies on vélin BFK Rives blanc plus 5 hors commerce copies not for sale. Numbered and signed by the artist. Fine.

A loose sheet containing a list of English translations and explanations for each sound is given at the end of the work. Shirley Sharoff selected the noises and created the cut-outs, the cover and the five engravings to accompany the sounds of urban life.

Sharoff writes: “Objects like animals can speak to us. While the sounds of living creatures are made by physiological mechanisms,the noises of objects come from their relation to surfaces, air acceleration or space. …”

An interesting typographical layout - with a great sense of humor! The surprise of the ‘sound’ completes a most attractive work.

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