Women dream
- Title
- Women dream
- LC Subject
- Mernissi, Fatima
- Repository
- University of Oregon. Design Library
- Creator
- Ellis, Elsi Vassdal
- Description
- Women Dream is a set of 3 nested boxes with collapsible walls connected by the type of net fabric used in wester veils. When lids are removed walls fall out flat, but are difficult to put back up when the boxes are reassembled. Text (some in romanized Arabic) appears on both sides of the walls of the boxes and describes the walls that Judeo, Christian and Islamic traditions impose upon women and their freedom. The text reflects these three viewpoints, but is unidentified forcing the viewer to consider how similar or different they may (or may not) be. When the third box is opened a tiny delicate feather is in the center of this book. Signed by the artist. For more information about Elsi Vasdal Ellis' books visit her web site at http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~vassdae/book_arts/index_2.html Women Dream received the Jurors' Honor Award at the 2001 Northwest Bookfest, October 20-21, Seattle, Washington. The award was created for this book because the jurors felt that the parts of the book were so well integrated that it would not be right to offer it an award in typography or bindng alone.
- State Edition
- No. 43 in an edition of 50
- Work Type
- Nested boxes
- Issued
- 2001
- Identifier
- Elli_Wome_02
- Item Locator
- N7433.4.E347 W66 2001
- Rights
- In Copyright
- Language
- English Arabic
- Publisher
- EVE Press
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Measurements
- 16 cm
- 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
- Bellingham >> Whatcom County >> Washington >> United States
- Description Of Manifestation
- ...The foundation for this book can be traced directly to Fatima Mernissi's 'Dreams of trespass.' Her book brought together many readings... This study has been printed in an edition of 50. This is number 43 in the edition. The typefaces used include Legend with Matrix Book and Script Book. Printing was done on a Vandercook 4 from photopolymer plates... April 2001
