herman de vries. my poetry is the world
| catalogue number: | hdv 2002.081.2 |
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| date created: | 2002 |
| classification: | artists' books |
| work type: | artist's book |
| medium: | 140 pages with the text 'my poetry is the world / i write it every day / i rewrite it every day / i see it every day / i read it every day / i eat it every day / i sleep it every day / the world is my chance / it changes me every day / my chance is my poetry', first written in 1972 and since translated in 64 languages; paperback in beige cover with the word 'chance' in Tibetan language printed on the cover and the word 'change' on page [4] the special edition contains 2 colour photographs (15 × 10 cm) mounted on pages [1] and [3], titled 'the poet in his poetry' (1972 and 2000); the special edition is bound in canvas and in slipcase |
| dimensions: | 23.5 × 16.5 × 1.3 cm slipcase 25 × 17.5 × 3 cm (special edition) |
| signature and inscriptions: | handwritten number in the colophon (the special edition is also signed) |
| edition: | 300, numbered 1/300 - 300/300 + special edition of 9, numbered and in slipcase edited by Lydia Megert, Paris published by [eschenau editions] : eschenau 2002 and printed by Vonhausen & Barent, Hassfurt |
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| related works: | a second edition with translation in 88 languages was published in 2020 |
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| photo/scan: | archive Lilian & Co Seegers |
| rights & reproduction: | herman de vries |
published references
| text | herman de vries 'my poetry is the world', also spoken by the artist |
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| catalogue raisonné | herman de vries. les livres et les publications : catalogue raisonné (centre des livres d'artistes : Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche 2005) images repr. on pages 204-209, 203 (catalogue number 94a-b). |