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Seillé, Geneviève, 1951-

 Person

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

[I am afraid that to read this letter you might need binoculers] / Seille, Genevieve., 1991

 Item
Identifier: CC-02424-2464
Scope and Contents

In this letter to the Sackners, the artist writes about her new works which she calls "Architecture Fluide." Examples of this genre were later acquired by the Sackner Archive from an exhibition held at the England Gallery, London in April 1992. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

Livre d'Architecture Fluide, 1992

 Item — Box 120: [Barcode: 31858072538683]
Identifier: CC-02634-2677
Scope and Contents

The dark brown covers of this book have been collaged, crumpled and heavily varnished by Seille to create a unique artist binding, The endpapers consist of fluid calligraphic writing in an unrecognizable alphabet, written in black paint reminiscent of Chinese calligraphy. The pages are collaged with the artist's unique drawings consisting of images, numbers, surrealistic drawings and organic structures. The pages are varnished such that a crunchy sound is emitted upon turning the pages. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992

Petite Liste de Mots Visuels, 1993

 Item
Identifier: CC-02648-2691
Scope and Contents

The work consists of twelve small pieces of treated paper with a single handwritten neologistic word, e.g., apteryx, argosome, etc. on the recto and numbers on the verso. The papers are held in a papercard case. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1993

The Book of Broken Speech / Seille, Genevieve., 1994

 Item — Box 578: [Barcode: 31858072463338]
Identifier: CC-28878-30200
Scope and Contents

The 'pages' consist of seven lengths of string fixed to the inside at the spine onto which have been collaged several fragments of paper with a handwritten word, e.g., clear, their, from, rare, sand, tightly, etc. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1994

The Brain of the Monster, 1989

 Item — Box 620: [Barcode: 31858072461076]
Identifier: CC-02633-2676
Scope and Contents

The cover has calligraphic text by Seille. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1989