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.145, produced in an edition of 40.

Works by 

Australia

David Dellafiora

Belgium

Filip Goubert

Canada

Diane Bertrand

Germany

Thara & Lilian Landes

Jurgen O.Olbrich . Lars Schumacher

Beate Senf-Hentsch

Italy

Vittore Baroni . Valentina Cozzi

Cristiano Pallara . Giovanni Strada

Lithuania

Mindaugas Žuromakas

Netherlands

Magda Lagerwerf

Norway

Torill Elisabeth Larsen

Spain

Antonio Gómez . Juan Fran Núñez Parreño

Taiwan

William Mellott

UK

JC Synthetics

USA

Jeff Bagato .Laura Dunn

 

 

 

 




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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.