Altered Book

Project Objective: Alter a book- the binding, cover, and internal parts of the book- using the theme "Us vs Them". Who is "us" and who is "them"? I chose to portray the mind of a child vs the mind of an adult.









"In every real man, a child is hidden that wants to play." The kids and the grown-ups have always been separated- kids are expected to act like kids and grown-ups are expected to act like grown-ups. Once a person reaches a certain age, they are expected to grow up and leave their imagination behind.
This project represents the childlike imagination that still remains deep in the mind of every grown-up. I used an old dictionary to represent the monotonous structure of of grow-up mind. The book cover has been turned into two small doors that open to a scene of a trouble-free, dreamlike world. I was inspired by the techniques of the altered book artist Noriko Ambe and I have incorporated an organic carving around the borders of the book to add to the dream-like feel of the scene.