Record

9" x 12" split-page, spiral-bound thesis book.
Copyright © 2019, Amy Auman.
Typefaces: Brown by Lineto and Eskorte by Rosetta. Paper used: Neenah Antique Gray 80lb text, Neenah Astrobrights Rocket Red 60lb text, Strathmore Artagain Coal Black 60lb drawing paper, So Silk Black Style cardstock 130lb cover. Polymer plate for cover deboss by DWRI Letterpress. 

Advisors: Bethany Johns, Keetra Dean Dixon, Doug Scott, Tim Maly and Carson Evans
Interviewees: Teddy Blanks, Janet Cardiff and Damon Krukowski

Record is both a noun and a verb. Its meaning shifts through pronunciation, beginning with our cognitive interpretation and then emerging as a translation that we project from our mouths. This thesis book is an artifact, or record, of two years of artistic inquiry. My work, however, lives through movement in time—it records my impulses. This is merely an open archive.

The works featured employ a transposition between digital and analog spaces, cinematic storytelling, and narrative shifts while moving in and out of different mediums. The format of Record: From Signal to Atmosphere, and the Spaces between Silence and Noise offers a variety of ways to experience the book. In the split sections, the top half-pages highlight project documentation and sources of artistic influence. The bottom half-pages reveal the thoughts behind the work, including essays, project descriptions and process documentation. You can read through the top and bottom simultaneously or in the sequence of one's choosing. Download the full PDF here.