Leonie Oakes
Tasmania, Australia

Between the lines a story lies
2022
Letterpress, etching, paper, thread, ribbon
2,364 pages: H 70mm x W 330mm x D 115mm

Artist Statement

Between the lines a story lies is part of a larger story. Endings and
beginnings move in both directions. The story intertwines.

“Silently I talk out loud,
to myself,
inside my head,
can you hear me-
when I shut my eyes
to scream/dream?”

With interaction and time a fragmented story reveals. When held this book articulated and moves. This work can be worn around the neck or on thehead of the reader/viewer.