Carving Books into Art -- Sculpture Techniques of Long-Bin Chen -- 2013 Spoleto Festival USA Artist

Additional footage of finished pieces: • Long-Bin Chen -- Colle...
This video accompanies the exhibition entitled, Rebound: Dissections and Excavations in Book Art. Curated by Karen Ann Myers, Assistant Director of the Halsey Institute, Rebound brings together the work of five mixed-media artists from around the world who, using books as a point of departure, sculpt, scrape, bend, and carve to create astonishing compositions. Doug Beube, Long-Bin Chen, Brian Dettmer, Guy Laramée, and Francesca Pastine transform various types of literature and/or printed books through sculptural intervention.
The Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art commissioned Rebound artist, Long-Bin Chen, to create a site-specific sculptural work that is on view in the Rotunda of the Marlene and Nathan Addlestone from May 23 -- October 12, 2013. Chen created the work during a residency (May 1 - 23, 2013), using books from the Charleston community. College of Charleston students Tommy Fox and Jordan Fowler, and sculpture studio technician Michael Morrison were Chen's studio assistants during the residency.
The Friends of the Library at the College of Charleston are sponsors of Long-Bin Chen's residency and installation.
To learn more, please visit halsey.cofc.edu/exhibitions/re...

[@ardenmedia]

This video is beautifully done....I really like the balance of doing, speaking, watching. Compliments the fascinating book art.

[@danadailey7437]

Love love love love love it!!!!

[@dasadopeboy]

whooa nicely done

[@yiningwang1614]

Like his thoughts!

[@banq0o]

respect! 8-)

[@bbshanzu]

urghhh@##!$ what that was amazing!!!

[@goshdammit1808]

This is art. Not that square on a canvas trash stuff.

[@polandrobottom]

..tem tanta coisa para fazer escultura e vai logo destruir livros ,sinceramente acho isso um erro dos mais graves que há .