For the exhibition under and so; even if afterwards – continually Appleton BOX presents a series of meticulously made artist books by the Copenhagen-based artist, Marianne Skaarup Jakobsen.

under and so; even if afterwards – continually introduces the viewer to this special edition of one-of-a-kind books, whose sculptural and assemblage process captures deep insights into the artistic practice of Marianne Skaarup Jakobsen.

The books explore the productivity of repetition and time through the language of folds and the quiet dialogue between objects. The work presents multilevel approaches to both material and grammatical construction. The purpose was to make an artist’s book that examined and layered the conjunctions and interplay between touch and sight to render accessible the stubborn syntax of the sculptural sublime.

Each book is uniquely cut and hand-folded. In addition, each page was dyed in the artist’s studio, and the cover was printed with a century-old font by Erling Jørgensen at Chr. Jørgensens Bogtryk. The books are published by the Danish publishing house Tacet Press and syndicated by Really Simple Syndication Press as part of a limited edition of 100 copies.

A fresh selection of 2 recently made books is presented for this exhibition at Appleton BOX.

Skaarup Jakobsen’s practice is essentially a material investigation into the visual and linguistic potential of the artwork. Where ideas of the infinite, which the artist touches on, diversify questions of perception, often giving the plasticity of her objects and their surfaces a feeling that time is both present and non-present.

In this sense, the book provides a snapshot into Skaarup Jakobsen’s use of inks, paper, plaster, metals, and other materials to produce interrupted or ruptured sedimentary layers that illustrate a shattered continuity and aesthetic. A good example being those broken or eroded layers that recall how entropy and time are still abstract concepts for how we relate to objects we no longer perceive.

Patron: HCI; Colecção Maria e Armando Cabral