(Another Book) After Ed-werd Rew-shay Written, illustrated and designed in one week by Zoë Sadokierski. Printed on the Espresso Book Machine in about 5 minutes, at McNally Jackson bookstore. 52 Prince Street, NYC. 68pp paperback, A5 (148 x 210mm) Mono interior, colour cover… Read MoreWriting
New York Public Library 5th Ave at 42nd St, NYC Wednesday 25 March 2015 www.nycitylib.com I enter through Bryant Park, a green (sort of, it’s a cold and barren Spring so far) oasis in the middle of the densest part of town… Read MoreDesign
Australian jeweller George Plionis’ first exhibition upon moving to NYC, titled ‘Mariposa’, was presented at Fitzgerald Jewelry, Brooklyn. The exhibition catalogue includes collaborations with fashion designer Timo Rissanen, ceramicist Andrew Robinson, photographer Mariano Garcia, stylist Ellen Schiavone Pande-Rolfsen and designer Zoë Sadokierski. I produced this series of collages in response… Read MorePage screen books
A ‘contextual portfolio’ which documents an ongoing research project in which I design scientific-looking diagrams based on science fiction novels. This reveals the design research, thinking and practice behind two diagrams based on Nevil Shute’s 1957 novel On The Beach and George Turner’s 1987 novel The Sea and Summer. See… Read MoreExhibition
Margaret Atwood’s Maddaddam trilogy is set in a near-future post-apocalyptic age, in which anthropogenic climate change and bio-engineering have catastrophically altered the earth’s ecosystem and inhabitants. As Atwood tells it, humans are directly responsible for mass extinction of plant and animal species, and have unleashed genetically modified creatures… Read MoreExhibition
For about three years I made almost daily ‘visits’ to a troupe of wild monkeys in the Nagano region of Japan, via a live webcam that updates every minute. When I needed a moment of calm at the computer, I would tune into our primate cousins soaking in an… Read MorePage screen books
This book documents my research at the MoMA Library looking at, among other things, Edward Ruscha’s artist’s books. Through writing, thumbnail sketches and photographs, I explain how I accidentally became obsessed with Ruscha’s Twenty-six Gasoline Stations, a photobook that follows Route 66 between Oklahoma and Los Angeles. In response to… Read MorePage screen books
I designed this anthology live at the Sydney Writers’ Festival over 5-days, inviting audiences to watch the book design process in action via a screen attached to my laptop. I set the grid, style guide and commissioned some illustrations beforehand, with 17 illustrations created live by myself and others. Part… Read MoreWriting
Books On Demand is an exhibition of illustrated books produced using print-on-demand services. Also exhibited are some of the prototypes and experiments created through my design process. Print-on-demand services allow anyone with a computer and credit card to quickly and cheaply self-publish a book. The process is simple: the publisher… Read MorePage screen books
A z-fold book created as an ‘exegesis’ explaining the research aims and design process behind an installation at the UTS Library. The installation was a collaboration with my colleague Kate Sweetapple. We were commissioned by our university library to ‘activate’ the central stairwell, inviting students and staff to think about… Read More
