IMAGE: temporary constellation. Julie Sass

IMAGE: temporary constellation is the result of a social and artistic inquiry by Julie Sass. The artist asked experts and colleagues from artistic, curatorial and writing backgrounds to use her artworks as the basis for reading the image's evolution, context, and place regarding studio practice, visual politics, and representation.

The book unfolds through the thoughts of each professional, and how the artist uses her creative method as a magnifying lens to investigate reality via abstraction. Through this process, the reader is given various insights into the great potential of community-driven engagements in art, in this case specifically – as Julie Sass highlights, by providing focus and substance to how an image manifests itself in the world.

"Do pictures become images after dialogue?" is the question around which IMAGE: temporary constellation revolves. According to the artist, the word ‘imagen’ is tied to an appearance and connected to grasping "what will later materialize as an object or piece." At the same time, the subtitle, temporary constellation, refers to the assembly of voices, texts and works found in the book. With clear intention, this edition is a register of admired artists, critics and writers who generously reflect on their surroundings by using her artworks as the starting point.

In summary, Julie Sass explains that "the idea for this publication started in the summer of 2019. It concretized as the pandemic, forest fires, and war outbreaks reminded us how every purposeful creative gesture and meaningful personal engagement are a sign of a primordial/deep-rooted need to feel connected."

DETAILS

• 120 pages

• Softcover, flexbind

• Full cover images