Wipe is a small assembling publication in which toilet paper is the medium. The use of a non-archival, indeed anti-archival medium, is intentional, with the ephemerality and fragility of the medium in sharp contrast with the artistic concern for archival materials. Conceived as a playful lightweight publication to circumvent postage costs, Wipe nods to Duchamp’s urinal and challenges contributors to make work on a medium that is almost anti-art. Contributors source their own toilet paper, a source of fascination in itself and a comment on the hygiene practices of different societies. In spite of its intended ephemerality, toilet paper allows rubberstamping, stitching, collaging, and even frottaging. When 20 contributions are received, Wipe is distributed to participants by mail.
This is issue No.130, produced in an edition of 40.
Works by
Australia
Kate Bowman . Christine Ericksson
Kristen Szumyn
Canada
Slim Blanks
Germany
Siggi Liersch . Jurgen O.Olbrich
TICTAC
Greece
Katerina Nikoltsou
Italy
Vittore Baroni . Giovanni Strada
Netherlands
Magda Lagerwerf
Norway
Torill Elisabeth Larsen . Imi Maufe
Spain
Felipe Lamadrio
UK
Judith Archer . Emma Brown
Seraphim Bryant
USA
Laura Dunn . Picasso Gaglione
Carmen Kennedy
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About Field Study
Field Study began in 1993 as a way of reclaiming the negative spaces between art and life. Activities stemming from Field Study are emanations and group emanations are manifestations. Field Study sees each work as a manifestation of a collective spirit. Everyone is welcome to become a member of Field Study, irrespective of arts practice, and contribute to the Field Report. As well as the Field Report, Field Study also produces WIPE and ReSite and, in collaboration with KSL, KART.
Field Study publications are included in international artist book collections such as the V&A, Museum of Modern Art New York, Tate Britain, State Library of Victoria and the Ruth & Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete & Visual Poetry.