MARCIE LEWIS
London-based photographer, darkroom printer and book-binder.info
books + boxes
human remains (wip)
ours
on the isle
automated
London-based photographer, darkroom printer and book-binder.
info
books + boxes
human remains (wip)
ours
on the isle
automated
OURS, 2024
13.75cm x 20cm, Hardback, 300 Pages, Edition of 3, Printed on 120 gsm.
A catalogue of all images used within the accompanying collage, alongside a brief history about each of the collections of images in the work.
Covered in a light grey bookcloth, with blind debossing on the front cover and spine, and a tipped in square on the cover.
ON THE ISLE, 2024
21cm x 21cm, Coptic Bound, 20 Pages, Edition of 2,
300 gsm paper.
A handbound collection of twenty colour and black and white darkroom handprints from the Isle of Wight.
Covered in a dark green bookcloth, with gold debossing on front cover and a tipped in image from the series.
WHO IS IN CONTROL?, 2023
21.5cm x 30cm, Perfect Bound, 60 Pages, Edition of 12, Printed on 90 gsm.
A research project/dissertation exploring the concept of authorship and ownership with in visual culture, through the use of the artists own laptop.
A personal laptop was chosen as the medium to help show the narrative story which is shown through screenshots from the computer, which enable the reader to follow through the investigation as if they were conducting it themselves.
STUDIO TOOL BOX, 202437cm x 28.2cm x 6cm, Edition of 1
A handmade box to contain all of the tools used for book-binding and box-making within the studio.
Each section has been carefully constructed to custom fit each tool, and then a larger box was constructed to perfectly fit them all when they are not individually in use.
Covered in a light grey bookcloth and then finished with a baby blue for the interior.
PORTFOLIO BOX, 2024
25.7cm x 5.85cm x 38.5cm, Edition of 1
A handmade portfolio box created for portfolio reviews. It contains a copy of the handmade accompanying archive catalog, which provides context to all the images within the work. Another smaller handmade box contains handprints that have been reprinted as C-types, and a copy of the dissertation exploring the deconstruction of the concepts of authorship and ownership within current visual culture.
Covered in denim blue bookcloth, with an indent for a name card. Several trays within the box contain the different layers of works, and a business card holder has been added to the inner lid of the box.
ON THE ISLE, 2024
22cm x 22cm, Clamshell Box and slipcase, Edition of 1
Handmade clamshell box and slipcase containing a copy of my publication On the Isle.
Covered in a cream and brown book cloth, with a tipped in image from the book, accompanied by a slipcase.