Open AccessSlashed Interiors: Text/Space
Author(s) -
Igor Siddiqui
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
interiority
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2615-3386
pISSN - 2614-6584
DOI - 10.7454/in.v3i1.73
Subject(s) - punctuation , conversation , space (punctuation) , character (mathematics) , focus (optics) , slash (logging) , linguistics , visual arts , art , literature , philosophy , mathematics , geometry , geography , physics , forestry , optics
This essay explores the relationship between text and space by considering the notion of writing interiors as a form of creative practice. The research focuses on the textual and spatial uses of the punctuation mark slash (/), as evidenced in a range of text-based works by Barbara Kruger, Glenn Ligon, Dom Sylvester Houédard, Anni Albers, and other artists. The first part of the essay surveys the typographic character’s varied uses in written language; the second part considers its role within artwork titles, namely how its presence shapes spatial interpretations of each artwork in question; in the third part, preceding the conclusion, the focus is on the use of the slash as a mark that is both material and graphic. The resulting interpretations support a call for a change in the conversation about the relationship between writing and interiors.