Elize is a South
African artist currently based in Cork and working from her studio at Sample
Studios. Printmaking and book arts and zines are her main mediums.
STATEMENT
In her current body
of work, Elize is exploring the aesthetics and concepts around libraries and
archives. Conceptually, she explores her desire to continuously consume
knowledge as a form of self-protection to alleviate anxieties. In her work, she
is specifically examining her own library collection acting as a
pseudo-librarian. Through this body of work, she tries to bridge the gap
between visual art and the craft of bookbinding.
One of her methods
is to use bookbinding waste material in the art-making process, translating
them through the mediums of artist books, pop-up books and printmaking - mainly
etchings, collagraph and letterpress. Within her art-making process, she aims
to use these materials and other visual signifiers of bookmaking to investigate
the physicality of a book and the knowledge they hold.
