Research

Artists and Inspirations

Kathy Fahey - Fahey is an artist that combines collage, ink painting and lino cuts to create these artist books depicting landscapes around her. I really like how she's created depth and distance in her layering of the pages in a concertina book. I think with this concept, I could add dimension further by adding more cut outs and 3D elements.

Naz Rahbar - I found these which were made by Rahbar, I liked how they were objects which had been transformed into a book form the cover opens up to reveal a story inside. On the piece to the left, I see the image of the woman as a mirror to the wardrobe which I think is a good an subtle way of representing that idea.I also like the use of found and crafted objects in order to create a little collection of meaning towards something.

Jim Doran - Doran has created a lot of dioramas, many of them within different objects such as cigarette tins, pocket watches and biscuit boxes. I like his use of space and confining a story or scene into a small area. I think that they give the same sort of impression of a book, the act of turning a page or opening the front cover to reveal something inside. I think it be very fiddly to create in such a small area, so I could experiment within bigger confines.

He also creates animations in similar vain to these dioramas:

https://doranimation.com  

Dioramas

Dioramas were around in the 19th century as a form of entertainment (an earlier version of virtual reality or cinema) where people could view a scene on translucent screens, where they also used lights to boost the atmosphere. They were much larger scale than the smaller ones typically seen today. They can be made out of any materials, not just paper, a lot of them being crafted models with 3D elements. I really like the model making element to newer ones and I think it would definitely work well on a larger scale for a more complicated scene. But one with a simpler interior would be effective in a smaller container too.

Kevin LCK - Another artist that creates dioramas is Kevin LCK, apart of the Brain Rental collective. I really like how they've used something that looks like it could be a 2D sketch and transformed it into a 3D item. Although it doesn't exactly take the form of a book, I think the concept could be taken into something like a pop up book. I see these pieces as seeing what the electronic item sees. Like the screen of the TV looks out towards the sofa and then extends it's view to the back of the room. Similarly with the computer, it could be looking out into the bedroom from a desk.

Pop up books

Pop up books are a great way of getting a story to come to life. There are so many ways of creating illusions within this method with different ways of folding the paper to make something move or emerge in a certain way. I do like the very visual and 3D way of telling a story through this and the many ways I could take this to create scenes.

The Pop Up Channel details the many ways and mechanics of creating a pop up scene:

www.youtube.com/channel/UCx2M2bGHtXBszG6tuR_NIbQ/featured

Adrian and Gidi - I see the studio Adrian and Gidi's work as a form of 3D diorama. The way they sculpt and craft the paper gives a layered a dimensional aspect like a diorama but brings even further depth to it by creating more 3D work with this concept.

Paper Peep Shows

Paper peep shows are layers of paper panels set out like a stage design which unfolds to reveal a scene and adds depth to it. I think that this method would be easily applied into a book form. If I pre draw the layers onto paper then just cut them out, it'll be quite a simple and easy method of achieving a more 3D look.

This book is also another good example. It starts off as a normal book, but as you fold it out, it becomes a star shape and all the pages within that, each create a little scene with multiple layers to them. So there is different ways that I could fold and form a book that would stretch out to create that illusion of depth.

Exquisite Corpse 

Taking the idea of an exquisite corpse piece, I do like the idea of multiple panels running throughout the book and as you turn a panel, the picture changes in some way, progressing and telling a story. 

Catrina Sobral - The book on the left by Catrina Sobral, I particularly like as the two figures stay in place for the whole book but as the middle panel changes, what they're doing or their expression changes each time you turn a page.