David Bucknall

At present I am working with language by physically altering the
wording and format of books. This process involves cutting away
sections of the books to reveal new, selective layers of text,
and the process is then furthered by the use of correction fluid
to edit out unwanted words. The finished works are bound and
stapled shut, trapping them in a solid, unopenable state.
There is a fine line between control and accident with this work;
I pick titles that can be altered, and then I dig into the book
with a knife, only stopping when a passage seems to link in with
the rest of the text. Some of the works are humorous, some
contentious and some simply stupid; I'm not sure where each part
relates to myself, or to the art.
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