backbonebooks
Claudia de la Torre founded Berlin-based backbonebooks in 2011 as an extension of her artistic practice serving as a platform for publishing and conceptualising artists’ books. Through a processual, conceptual and collaborative approach she aims to open new perspectives into what a book can be.
Claudia de la Torre, Lacunae, backbonebooks, 2024 © Claudia de la Torre
An examination of silence on the verge of becoming sound. A score ready for reading, viewing, or performance. What used to be empty now echoes with presence, emerging as tangible sound.
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Claudia de la Torre, Palimpsest, 2022 © Claudia de la Torre
Installation at Miriam Gallery, NYC
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Alexander Jackson Wyatt, BIGA, backbonebooks, 2023 © Alexander Jackson Wyatt
Alexander Jackson Wyatt has produced an updated edition to a 1970’s home-deco renovation guide. Titled Battalogize In Great Abandon! his artist book takes the instructions and illustrations from the original publication, based on a style and sensibility of home-life from a by-gone decade, he has adapted its use and relevance to the shared domestic experience of living in 2022.
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