Exquisite Poop: Blind Reproduction

Janet Bruesselbach; Allison Moore; Chris Heffernan; Adam Kavulic; Casey Plett; Jon Boulier; Jenny Bhatt; Ammon Ford; Matthew Keeley; Jamie T. Clark; Zane Hart; Joshua Crowley

ISBN 10: 0963740512 ISBN 13: 9780963740519

Publisher: Fly By Night Press, 2012

Synopsis

This is the catalog for Exquisite Poop: Blind Reproduction, a project and exhibition shown at A Gathering of the Tribes in March 2012.

Exquisite Poop combines the names for two communication games, Exquisite Corpse and Ipupyukat (Eat Poop You Cat). Inspired by the different descriptions Steve Cannon s visitors would give of the art on the walls, and by taking the blind professor to art openings, the curator organized an elaborate art and writing project in blind reproduction between over two dozen artists and writers.

The artists were invited to contribute a small two-dimensional work, and commit to another. Images, titles, size and media information were then assigned to the writers, who were charged with describing the art as thoroughly and sincerely as possible. These descriptions were nearly randomly assigned to the contributing artists, who were tasked with recreating the artwork they thought the writer had described, without knowing the artist or seeing the original image.

The first stage of translation from visual to verbal varies hugely in style and focus, even given stylistic restrictions. The artist s job is even harder and even more subject to the variations of personality and style. The difficulty of supposed representation opens a dialogue on visual literacy. The resulting illustration of mis/communication varies from wondrous to farcical and demonstrates the impossibility of conversion.

About this title

About the Author

Janet Bruesselbach, the curator, is a painter trained at RISD and the New York Academy of Art. She lives and works in New York City.

Participating artists:
Alexis Duque
Lorra Jackson
Brian Elig
Blair Kamage
Carly Bodnar
Robert Scott
Joseph Materkowski
Samuel Bjorgum
Lauren Kolesinskas
Jessica Daly
David Hollenbach
BMIP (Babyhead)
Nick Musaelian

Participating writers:
Casey Plett
Chris Heffernan
Allison Moore
Kaitlin Heller
Adam Kavulic
Zane Hart
Matt Keeley
Amanda Spitzer
Jon Boulier
Ammon Ford
Maddie Drake
Josh Crowley
Jenny Bhatt

Edition details

• Publisher: Fly By Night Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0963740512
• ISBN 13: 9780963740519
• Binding: Pamphlet
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 40
• Editor: Janet Bruesselbach
• Illustrator: Nick Musaelian, Isaac Pelepko, David Hollenbach, Jessica Daly, Brian Elig, Samuel Bjorgum, Blair Kamage, Joseph Materkowski, Lauren Kolesinskas, Robert Scott, Lorra Jackson, Alexis Duque, Carly Bodnar