# Book Artist as Alchemist

Book artists share a ritualistic feeling for materials. From lead books to Mobius strips based on alchemical manuscripts, this talk will focus on book artist as poetic alchemist. Amy Nichols speaks about the conceptual underpinnings of certain materials and techniques, how and why they are chosen, and the physical properties, possible ideological and symbolic uses of such materials.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2015
- By: Library Of Congress
- Genres: Music
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/2021689750/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/loc/2021689750?play=1)