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The Last Chapter invites viewers into an intimate exploration of language and memory, presented through the form of an open book. Its textured pages, crafted from delicately layered handmade paper, serve as a canvas for fine, copper-wire text that meanders across the surface with a graceful, calligraphic flow. Though the writing resists straightforward reading, it conveys a sense of layered stories and fragmented thoughts, suggesting the elusive nature of communication and the passage of time. The found metal spiral binding adds an industrial contrast, grounding the piece in everyday materiality while emphasizing the book’s constructed, tactile quality. A small fabric patch, stitched onto one page, introduces a quiet tactile relief, inviting touch and contemplation. Together, these elements create a subtle dialogue between the visual and the physical, framing the artwork as a delicate balance between form and meaning, permanence and vulnerability.

The Last Chapter

$2,975.00Price
  • Construction

    artist: Ilse Bolle

    size14 x 38 x 2"

    medium: Handmade papers on board with found objects

    style: Contemporary, non-objective

    ready to hang, signed on the bottom of each piece

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If you are not satisfied, return the artwork within two weeks in its original condition, and the purchase price will be refunded minus a 15% restocking fee. Return shipping, fully insured, is the responsibility of the buyer.  Please review any special conditions for returns in the description of the artwork you are purchasing.

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