It is tempting, given the nature of A Humument, to read the textual elements of the work as so many unrelated oracular or aphoristic statements. To do so, however, is to deny the narrative qualities of the work and ignore the fact that a story is being told.
Categories: Art & Aesthetics, Literature, Print Culture, Writing
Tagged: A Human Document, A Humument, Bill Toge, Tom Phillips, W.H. Mallock
A Humument features a number of framing devices that, in addition to whatever narrative role they may play, further emphasize the self-reflexive character of the book. Unsurprisingly perhaps given the nature of this work, among the most common are the (book) page, the painting, and the window.
Categories: Art & Aesthetics, Literature, Writing
Tagged: A Humument, framing devices, Tom Phillips, W.H. Mallock, windows
This gallery contains contains selected pages from A Humument by Tom Phillips.
Categories: Art & Aesthetics, Gallery, Literature, Writing
Tagged: A Humument, framing devices, Tom Phillips, W.H. Mallock, windows
The first page of Tom Phillips’ A Humument is emblematic of the entire work. Textually and graphically it touches on some of the book’s central concerns and provides clues to certain of its mysteries.
Categories: Art & Aesthetics, Literature, Writing
Tagged: A Humument, appropriation, intertextuality, Tom Phillips, W.H. Mallock