{Momentarily visible. Gracia Haby & Louise Jennison, collage, 2011.}
Louise and I relished the chance to create these collages for The Big Issue (Twelve Tales, Fiction Edition Special, No. 388, 30 August – 12 September, 2011).
Both of our collages were created with author Charlotte Wood's words in mind. It was a delicious challenge. So delicious we actually made several more featuring the city, toucans, and a dog spoon-feeding a cat.
A small sip of what is in wait for you. To whet the appetite this Thursday. (From the printed extract featured in The Big Issue of Charlotte Wood's novel Animal People. The book will be published by Allen & Unwin in October 2011.)
He knew there was something about animals he could not perceive, that this was a deficiency in him. For even people who did not dress their dogs in silly clothes found something serious, something profound in a creature's company. When animal people looked at a dog or a lion or a meerkat or a monkey they perceived a fellow being, where Stephen only saw a bundle of muscle, a package of alien hair and fetid, frightening breath. He didn't like to look into the eyes.
Charlotte Wood, Animal People
{Not so very different upon reflection. Gracia Haby & Louise Jennison, collage, 2011.}
You have until the weekend to pick up a copy from your favourite vendor.
+ Charlotte Wood in interview with Sarah Hogan (Perilous Adventures)
