Rupture Books

The pages of the Rupture Books are constructed from wooden parquet floor blocks sawn in half lengthwise, rendering them thinner and more fragile than the covers. Using the flag book construction method in which the thinned parquet blocks are layered in alternating directions onto the concertina base, the Rupture Books become dynamic sculptural objects when opened. The actions and sounds created by opening and closing these books are reminiscent of the noise and the brute physicality faced when wooden floors are being ripped out of their foundations during the demolishment of homes.