Crystallized Sculptures

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Good Evening my friends
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all’s well that ends well
book, borax crystals, 8.5 x 7.25 x 5 inches, 2014

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When artist Alexis Arnold (http://www.alexisarnold.com/) freezes old copies of National Geographic magazines, worn phone books, Holy Bibles, and classic hard covers into crystallized sculptures, she wants to strip them of their content to focus solely on their purpose as aesthetic objects. The San Francisco-based artist has always been fascinated by “the visual display of time,” and for her ongoing series, she was especially inspired by the changing landscape of reading, from the growing popularity of e-books to the growing death of bookstores.

The texts are caught in mid-movement—bent at their spines, rolled over, and crumpled up—and are dipped into a Borax solution that emblazons them with crystals. “The Crystallized Book Series addresses the materiality of the book versus the text or content of the book, in addition to commenting on the vulnerability of the printed book," she explains on her site. “The books, frozen with crystal growth, have become artifacts or geologic specimens imbued with the history of time, use, and nostalgia.”

Check out more of Alexis Arnold's crystallized books below:

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sculpture with simple materials
book, borax crystals, 10.75 x 10 x 10.75 inches, 2014

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photoshop manual
book, borax crystals, 11 x 8 x 5 inches, 2014


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national geographic magazines (roundabout)
magazines, borax crystals, 10.25 x 6.75 x 7.5 inches, 2013

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San Francisco Phone Book, phone book, Borax crystals, 10.5” x 10” x 10”, 2013

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detail of San Francisco Phone Book, phone book, Borax crystals, 10.5” x 10” x 10”, 2013

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010101 Art in Technological Times book, Borax crystals, 9 x 8 x 5.5 inches, 2014.

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Rolling Stone in Braille, book, Borax crystals, 9.5 x 11 x 11 inches, 2014

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Touching Time And Space: A Portrait Of David Ireland, book, Borax crystals, 10.75 x 10 x 8 inches, 2014

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A History of Art book, Borax crystals, 10 x 8.5 x 9.75 inches, 2014

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Robert Smithson – The Collected Writings book, Borax crystals, 10” x 8” x 9”, 2014

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art in technological times
book, borax crystals, 9 x 8 x 5.5 inches, 2014

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encyclopedia of superstitions
10.75 x 9 x 6 inches, 2013

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linux: the complete manual
book, borax crystals, 15″ x 9.75″ x 12”, 2013

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detail of National Geographic Magazines(Roundabout) magazines, Borax crystals, 10.25 x 6.75 x 7.5 inches, 2013.

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I hope ypu like it

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she wants to strip them of their content to focus solely on their purpose as aesthetic objects
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And that what she did
beautiful choice my dear
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If only we can
freezes old memories

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she wants to strip them of their content to focus solely on their purpose as aesthetic objects
.
.
And that what she did
beautiful choice my dear
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If only we can
freezes old memories

I assure you that the beautiful ones will remain no matter what happen
and the ugly ones will fades away
so let's just be grateful for that my dearest sister ^ _ ^
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I'm so glad that you liked it
thanks for passing by my dear

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I assure you that the beautiful ones will remain no matter what happen
and the ugly ones will fades away
so let's just be grateful for that my dearest sister ^ _ ^
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I'm so glad that you liked it
thanks for passing by my dear

No , the ugly ones do not FADE away .. I am very sure of that :(

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No , the ugly ones do not FADE away .. I am very sure of that :(


You are right
But Try not to think a lot about it
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thank you for passing

[ACME]

fascinating
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Creation has no limits

Each pic is more beautiful than the others

Great Choice
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Thanks a lot

[بحر الأماان]

fascinating
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Creation has no limits

Each pic is more beautiful than the others

Great Choice
&
Thanks a lot

Truly they are so,
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You are welcome my teacher