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Dear Artist, We Regret to Tell You

Dear Artist, We Regret to Tell You

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Hand made
Dimensions: 17 x 8 cm
'Behr' paint color swatch's in various shades
Laser etched text
2015

 

Dear Artist, We Regret To Tell You

Dear Artist, We Regret to Tell you is a book that celebrated rejection and failure as we have all lived through it. I collected 13 [lucky] rejection emails from my inbox each laser etched individually on a color swatch.  The leaser burns off the first layer of the paper, revealing the white under the color. I used Bher color swatches, first because they are free and easy to get, and the secondly because they hold so much potential in them – they are titled in such a way that makes you smile and hope that your life, or at least your room, could be as good as this paint chip claims. In the end, rejection letter have a tendency to be generic, one sided and repetitive, no rejection letter is special which stands in contrast to these color swatches. The fan format allows the viewer to look at the letter as a group or as an individual as there is no real start or end to this publication. Edition of 150 | The book is available for purchase - please send email to get information
Dear Artist, We Regret to Tell you is a book that celebrated rejection and failure as we have all lived through it. I collected 13 [lucky] rejection emails from my inbox each laser etched individually on a color swatch.  The leaser burns off the first layer of the paper, revealing the white under the color. I used Bher color swatches, first because they are free and easy to get, and the secondly because they hold so much potential in them – they are titled in such a way that makes you smile and hope that your life, or at least your room, could be as good as this paint chip claims. In the end, rejection letter have a tendency to be generic, one sided and repetitive, no rejection letter is special which stands in contrast to these co [read more...]

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