PORE AWË
The result of a month long fellowship in Caracas, Venezuela, “Pore Awë” is a collaborative artist book consisting of nine different artist’s interpretations of the Yanomami mythology of the “banana man”.
Pore Awë. Handmade daphne paper & mixed media artist book, dimensions variable, edition of 20, © 2011.
SAINT CATHERINE OF BOLOGNA BRACELET
Wearable book, portable muse and miniature art collection consisting of self portraits all your favorite, female artists from the 12th – 20th century.
Saint Catherine of Bologna Bracelet. Beads, mixed media, origami book, dimensions variable, open edition, © 2010.
THE STINKY CHEESE MAN
A delicious contribution to the Edible Books Fair of 2010 at Columbia College Chicago.
The Stinky Cheese Man. Macaroni & cheese, approx. 9 x 12, © 2010.
Illuminations is a flag book comprised of densely fused, encaustic-handmade paper laminations. The process of “reading” this highly sculptural book form transforms the work into an exploration of the “great silence of god”.
Illuminations. Flag book with encaustic & handmade cotton paper laminates. © 2010 Haley Nagy.
A Book with No Words is an experiment into what happens to a narrative when the text is obscured.
A Book with No Words. Altered book with encaustic & mixed media, one of a kind, © 2009 Haley Nagy.
WHERE’S ALICE?
Where’s Alice? is a lift-the-flap spoof on “Where’s Waldo” that explores death and memory.
Where’s Alice?. Accordion book, pop-ups and ink, one of a kind, © 2009 Haley Nagy.
Album features cropped images of deceased family members and is about the simultaneous decay and preservation of both our loved ones and our memories of them.
Album. Encaustic, mixed media and handmade flax and cotton paper, one of a kind, © 2009 Haley Nagy.
A handmade artist book filled with Croatian recipes, such as “war cake”. The condition, staining, diary-like entries and handwritten notes shed light on the life of the owner.
Nagy Family Cookbook. Hand-stitched, modified coptic binding & mixed media, one of a kind, © 2009 Haley Nagy.
This collection of images is a digital “book” that takes advantage of the internet and social networking sites to distribute the content across new media platforms. The work is a seemingly playful exploration of my personal self image and my identity.
Eye of the Beholder. Digital media, open edition, © 2009 Haley Nagy.
Saving Yourself: Steps to Preserving the Chastity of Adolescent Girls is a short collection of photographic essays. The interior pages leave black smudge marks on the hands of the reader, causing them to dirty themselves simply through the act of reading.
Saving Yourself. Hand-stitched, guarded album & mixed media, one of a kind, © Haley Nagy.
A hand-bound, commemorative artist book made in honor of Rose Marie Kerner.
Sweet Baby Rose. Hand-stitched artist book, belgian binding, encaustic & mixed media, one of a kind, © Haley Nagy.
