Schaumburg, IL
The Secret Book
$30
steph@stephstump.com
www.stephstump.com
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My recent work focuses on experiential and conversational means of connectivity among people. I celebrate the commonalities we share as humans and the diversity that lies within them as a way to shine light on the timeless aspects of our human experience. As such, the content of my work is based on face-to-face interactions and internet correspondences with the a wide range of people, and the information that I collect from these experiences spurs me to create work that both directly and indirectly connects them.
To complete The Secret Book, strangers were approached and asked to reveal their secrets. Willing participants filled out a form with their secret, age, sex, and occupation. They then returned these forms in a sealed envelope. Because the process was anonymous, participants were free to be completely honest. The Secret Book is a compilation of the secrets collected in October, 2005 in Philadelphia. They are presented in the form of code made from images that relate to the secrets. Each secret is made from a unique code set. The images may repeat from secret to secret, but they do no necessarily represent the same letters. Viewers must solve the codes to learn the secrets.
Artist Biography
A Printmaker, Book Artist and Graphic Designer, Stephanie Stump often combines digital and traditional printing processes in her work. She has exhibited nationally and her works are included in public and private collections. Stump received her MFA in Book Arts and Printmaking from The University of the Arts in 2007.
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