The writing, drawings and digital work of pb Le Couteur, a young English artist. Le Couteur's intricate and arcane work attempts t..
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Proof that the Babel story is alive and well
Published on 2011-09-13 04:01:00
Once, nearly all of the Western World believed something along these lines: the historical truth of the Babel story, the dispersal of the tribes, and the resultant birth of the modern nations and languages. During the 1600s, scores of books were written claiming that this or that nation was descended from the only righteous tribe. What is now very much a fringe ideology was widespread and taken very seriously, and is just beneath the surface of many contemporary beliefs and attitudes. It is part
Brick for Stone
Published on 2011-09-12 09:21:00
i'm experimenting with new approaches to the problem of linking objects to networks of meaning and context. here, the clue to the puzzle is hidden in the shadow of the object. it's a reference to the Biblical Tower of Babel story, an important founding text or point of departure for much of my work. in the passage referenced, the builders of Babel are described as using "brick for stone". here we have a brick so worn by its time in the sea that it's taken on the shape of a stone. the Babel story
eisegetics institute: Lost Property or Belief Department
Published on 2011-09-11 10:02:00
this 'poster' (never used) was for my installation in the storeroom at the Prague College studios. it's advertising the lost property dept. of the eisegetics institute, a space that playfully investigates (as usual) the relationship between art and language. this was the installation where i first started to use handmade signs to address the viewer.
