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| Exhibition: Ø / Island by KEH-J, 2009 |
The first Doverodde Book Arts
Festival took place May 8-10th, 2009 and hosted several events: an
international themed exhibition: Ø /
Island, a special exhibition with Danish artist Mogens Otto Nielsen, talks,
workshops, demonstrations and stand areas where the artists could show, sell
and discuss their work with visitors. The Reading
Corner was established for visitors to browse through the Center's new small
book arts collection and a Book Café –
designed for the occasion by puppet maker and set designer Lena Hansen – was
likewise introduced. Local wood sculptor from Mors, Tage Pedersen also delivered
the permanent outdoors sculpture: Book
Art.
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| Sculpture: Book Art by Tage Pedersen, photo KEH-J, 2009 |
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| Book Café by Lena Hansen, photo KEH-J, 2009 |
The Festival was opened by the
guest of honour, Jytte Hilden, former Danish
Minister of Cultural Affairs and cultural consultant at the Royal Library, Copenhagen and the
chairman of the board of the Limfjordscentret, Arne Hyldal, accompanied
by the music trio: Morgentau from Kassel,
Germany.
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| Jytte Hilden by Karsten Bundgaard, 2009 |
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| Arne Hyldal by Karsten Bundgaard, 2009 |
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Karin Nikolaus, Centre Director & Liz Hempel-Jørgensen,
Project
Coordinator photo by Karsten Bundgaard, 2009.
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| Shop window display by Lena Hansen, 2009 |
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| Sarah Bodman by KEH-J, 2009 |
Sarah Bodman
Talk: Artists’
Books Around the World in the 21st Century – Doverodde Book Arts Festival,
Denmark, Friday 8th May 2009. View slideshow and download handout as
PDF.
In the evening Peter
Zeeberg, Ph.D. senior researcher at the Society of Danish Language and
Literature gave his talk: Tycho Brahe –his
books and his island, accompanied by music from the Renaissance by Morgentau.
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| Morgentau: Regine Brunke, Ingolf Lienau & Manfred Fränkel by KEH-J, 2009 |
Tom
Sowden
Talk: Artists’ Books in the Digital Age – Doverodde
Book Arts Festival, Denmark, Saturday 9th May 2009. View slideshow
and download
handout as PDF.
In the evening
Marianne Josefsen the Storyteller Lady
told stories to young and old, accompanied
by folk music by Morgentau.
On the Sunday
May 10th bookbinder and artist Monika Langwe, Sweden gave her talk: Limp Bindings from Tallinn.
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| Monika Langwe discussing her work with Gert Hansen by KEH-J, 2009 |
During the
course of the 3 days several workshops and demonstrations took place.
Here pictures
from some of them.
Simple Bookbinding and Decoupage Workshop
with bookbinders,
Marianne Lund Petersen and Anni Bentsen.
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| Marianne Lund Petersen and Anni Bentsen at their stand by KEH-J, 2009 |
Marbled Papers Workshop with bookbinder, Martin Degn Pedersen.
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| Martin Degn Pedersen by KEH-J, 2009 |
Origami Workshop with graphic designer, Gert Hansen.
Beginners
Pop-Up Workshop with graphic designer and book artist Mette-Sofie D. Ambeck.
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| Mette-Sofie D. Ambeck teaching her workshop by KEH-J, 2009 |
Calligraphy Demonstration by calligrapher, Birgitte Hansen.
The Bookbinding evening class at Holstebro Activity Center had set
up their own workshop area where they demonstrated how to mend old worn books
using traditional equipment and demonstrating techniques of the old craft.
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| The Bookbinding class from Holstebro working, 2009. Photo KEH-J. |
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| Mogens Otto Nielsen exhibition by KEH-J, 2009 |
Mogens Otto Nielsen
A separate
exhibition of the artists’ book and book objects by Danish artist Mogens Otto
Nielsen was on display from May 8- June X. During the Festival he was present
himself.
Mogens has
among other art forms worked with Mail
Art since 1974.
Learn more
about him and his work on Atmosphere Controlled.
Ø -
Cherry Blossom Island Tree
Sarah Bodman and Tom Sowden made a collaborative
book (partly en route) for the Ø (island) exhibition at Doverodde Book Arts
Festival, which is now in the collection of the Doverodde Book Arts Center at Limfjordscentret.
A short video documents the book and its journey to
Denmark, made by Angie Butler, Sarah Bodman and Tom Sowden: Ø – Cherry Blossom Tree Island
–an artists' book on its way to Doverodde! –can also be seen on the UWE site here.
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| Ø – Cherry Blossom Tree Island by A.Butler, S.Bodman & T.Sowden, 2009 |
