The Black Hole
- Title
- The Black Hole
- LC Subject
- Miniature books--Specimens
- Repository
- University of Oregon. Design Library
- Creator
- Jacobs, Diane
- Description
- Consists of one sheet with progressively larger hole in centre, folded accordion style, attached at each end to wooden cover, parchment band with title on it & metal tab which attaches to metal screw in lower cover for closure printed on opposite side of sheet, hair ball mounted on lower cover. Text loops around holes on reverse side of pages and changes from red to yellow to brown. Signed by artist
- State Edition
- No. 26 in an edition of 45
- Work Type
- folded books
- Issued
- 2003
- Identifier
- Jaco_Blac_03
- Item Locator
- N7433.4.J293 B53 2003
- Rights
- In Copyright
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Scantron Press
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Measurements
- 77 mm
- Material
- Wood; Hair; Found objects
- Set
- Artistsʼ Books at the University of Oregon Libraries
- Primary Set
- Artistsʼ Books at the University of Oregon Libraries
- Institution
- University of Oregon
- Mode Of Issuance
- monographs; Editioned
- Place Of Production
- Portland >> Multnomah County >> Oregon >> United States
- Description Of Manifestation
- The black hole's conception followed many years of daily hairball collecting. This book was letterpress printed in 8 pt Weiss Roman and Italic on hand-made paper. The wood covers were graciously cut and donated by Jim Kusz. Real parchment was used for the book's band and the hairball drawing was burned into the cover. Without the help of Edi Berton the text would not have looped around the holes. The Black Hole was finished in early 2003, just before the arrival of my second son, Zusse.
