[The Guardian] Sculptures that make novel use of books – in pictures

Sculptures that make novel use of books – in pictures

As a child in Baltimore, graphic designer Stephen Doyle had a babysitter who read newspapers horizontally – across, not down, the columns – to create new meaning. The word play inspired his adult hobby of making book sculptures. “I started the series when ‘hypertext’ was a novel internet term. Linking one text to another seemed rather dada,” says Doyle. “I wondered what it would look like if a book’s lines connected to others elsewhere in the pages.” He’s since made sculptures for publications including the New Yorker and Wired.

Some may object to the books’ desecration (he has read them all before he cuts them up), but Doyle disagrees. “The sculptures are testament to the power of language. I think of them as ideas taking physical form that allows them to cast shadows.”

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