Damp Patches
April Gertler
AML
Softcover
30 pages
190 x 280 mm
2011
ISBN 9791090359
In October 2010 I was invited to Paris for an artist residency at l’entreprise culturelle. Out of that residency came DAMP PATCHES – which is a new collection of work I developed into an artist book that mixes my collage work with photography and drawing. The title of the book comes from the loose translation of a deodorant ad from the French fashion magazine Votre Beaute (1973): Prisonnière des taches d’humidité sous les bras. – A prisoner of damp patches.
I like working with collage because I enjoy using original source materials such as found photographs, fashion magazine ads, and bits and pieces that I find on the street or in the trash, and the hands-on experience of working with paper, glue, scissors and thread. It feels increasingly relevant to use a hands-on approach as many other parts of my life are being swallowed by the digital world.
About the Artist
April Gertler is an artist who is interested in the idea of the experience of a communal moment as an access point which for her encompasses artistic production through, but not only, the making of things, curation, and on occasion performance.
About the Publisher
Apres Midi Lab (AML) is a risograph printer based in Paris.
