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Ilse Schreiber-Noll
Commit Book II
Ilse Schreiber-Noll
Commit Book II
- Materials: 10 pages of carved wood panels exhibited on a Steel stand, markers for people to sign in little box attached to stand
- Dimensions/Weight: Width 50” x Height 62” x Depth 27” / Weight about 150 lbs.
- Installation/Anchor: supported on a 3” steel tube which is placed 1 1/2 ft into the ground with the help of a pole digger, total weight about 150 lbs.
- Maintenance: needs no special maintenance
I propose the exhibition of an interactive book for the cause of peace and environmental protection.
This book entitled Commit Book II is a duplicate of a previous book which was exhibited by Collaborative Concept at Saunders Farm, NY in 2010. Commit Book I decayed from exposure to the elements, since it was made of wood, a biodegradable material. The wooden pages of this book will be carved with the word “peace” in various languages.
The idea is to ask the viewers to sign the book and with this pledge their commitment towards peace and the environment. Why is this important? The world is currently facing many challenges, such as conflicts, wars, environmental degradation, climate change, and economic inequality. Peace and environmental protection are closely intertwined as they both require the cooperation and collaboration of individuals, communities, and nations worldwide.
Commit II is not just a work of art but a tool for social and environmental activism. By signing the book, the viewers commit themselves to work towards peace and to protect the environment, a small but meaningful gesture that can have a tremendous impact. And it also makes them become part of a global community of peace and environmental advocates, which share their ideas, experiences, and insights. By being displayed in a public place, it will attract the attention of people from all walks of life, regardless of their nationality, religion, or political beliefs and becomes a powerful tool that can bring people together and is also a call for action and a commitment to work towards a better world for all.
Ilse Schreiber-Noll was born in Germany. She studied at Purchase College SUNY, NY where she received her Master of Fine Art. She stayed on to teach The Art of the Book. Here she had met and studied with the Uruguayan American late visual artist, Antonio Frasconi, who was best known for his politically charged dynamic woodcut prints. His work became a profound influence upon her work together with the works of German writers and artists such as Amseln Kiefer and the 20-century poet and playwright, Bertolt Brecht. Both Brecht and her work leans on nature as a rescue devise in a sea of political disillusion – looking upon the environment as a steadfast and reliable presence amidst the damaging tendencies of society.
Schreiber-Noll’s work depicts the terrors of war and the threat of ecological disaster but without neglecting the beauty of life. Her ideas are expressed in paintings, woodcuts, installations and Artists Books. In collaboration with poets, she has created limited edition Artists Books and did extensive graphic work (woodcuts) for the theatre in collaboration with the late playwright, translator and critic Eric Bentley. Among the poets and musicians, she worked with are the late Joseph Brodsky, Dennis Brutus, Galway Kinnell, Octavio Paz, John Cage and others. In the last several years Schreiber-Noll has concentrated on making paintings and painted unique Artists Books in conjunction with woodcuts and installations.
Schreiber-Noll has been shown in many national and international exhibitions and received several grants and honors.
She presently lives and works in the Hudson Valley, NY.