How far away is the skyline? (2008)
Altered book assemblage
by
Frank Turek
The inside cover is covered with a black-and-white photograph of large hot air balloon holding what looks to be about 30 people in its basket. In the bottom left corner is an illustration drawing of a polar bear and her cub. On the upper left side of the inside cover is a clipping from a grammar primer of examples of vowel pronunciations. This clipping is tacked down with red map tacks. The frame is covered with a blue patterned wallpaper fabric featuring an array of vertical lines. Inside the main compartment is a color photograph of sheep crossing a bridge. On top of this picture, to the right, is a silk daisy. Below the daisy is a plastic doll arm extending downward. At the top of this picture is a text clipping which says “how far away is the skyline”. Inset in the top of the frame is an angled mirror. The side panels are two sepia-toned portrait paintings. The bottom section of this assemblage is a boxed-in area with an opaque glass top and a peephole in the center. The illustration on the front shows two hands manipulating iron filings on a piece of paper over a magnet. Within the peephole we can see a toy elephant.
Original book cover title:
Under the Basket, by Harold M. Sherman
Some elements of this assemblage. Select one to find other altered books with the same.
balloon, black and white photo, blue, color photo, colored glass, doll part, elephant, flowers, map tacks, mirror, painting, polar bear, primer, red, sheep, toy, wallpaper pattern