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A new limited edition book has been produced in support of the Strange Quiet of Things Misplaced series.

64pp, 297mm x 210mm.

With essays by Paola Anselmi & David Bromfield, Louise Morrison and Christopher Young.

Limited first edition of 100 with UV varnished cover, perfect bound and hand-finished by Elisa Markes-Young. Books can be signed/numbered by request.

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the strange quiet of things misplaced

an essay by paola anselmi

Excerpt: The themes which chart the daily explorations into self are proof of someone’s presence in the world, a memory or a story, the smallest and seemingly insignificant details of recent and past existence which lead us to question who we are and how we relate to the world around us. Read more...

a road less travelled...

an essay by david bromfield

Excerpt: Markes-Young requires that one 'see' her strategies in making the work, quilt together touch and vision, so that as one meditates, a model of work, a mantra, grows in the mind. Read more...

mid west art prize 2011

judges notes by lance hyde, royal perth hospital art collection

Excerpt: Young's way of approaching an art form, has created a higher branch of human communication. A language peppered with intuitive sensual meaning. We can sense this ambience gist, in the work even if we can't understand exactly why. Read more...

Where once bread, now crumbs lie…

an essay by louise morrison

Excerpt: The very act of making these works is an attempt to overcome the fallibility of memory. Each piece is produced according to a mathematical logic that Markes-Young determines in the early stages of production. Read more...

the authentic myth...

an essay by christopher young

Excerpt: The Authentic is a very useful tool with which to bridge cultural gaps, create connections and provide broader insight into an artistic practice. This highly scholastic, research-based approach to interpreting the past contrasts vividly with the work of emerging artist, Elisa Markes-Young. Read more...

purchasing

You can order a copy today for AUD$45 each + $10 P&P*

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