Uuh (pamphlet) by Juliet Johnson
A3 printed pamphlet
Artist statement: ‘Uuh (pamphlet)’ is a work I made while in MFA that feels well suited to this exhibition. It is an A3 printed pamphlet, folded into thirds so that it opens to a poster. The outside plays with information pamphlets often found in medical spaces and casually ableist phrases, while the inside grapples with the history of changelings and disability through imagery and dream-like narrative.
There is an institutional criticism embedded in this work, as it mimes didactics and references application processes, without coming together coherently, the way the disabled experience doesn’t come together for an able-bodied viewer. To briefly explain the image, the top-left is the outside, with the title, ‘uuh', on the front, the 'cereals diagram' on back, and the first page turn revealing the 'have you tried' list. The original was made physically, collaging together fabric, tape, simple printmaking methods, drawing, narrative, and images of fae from Victorian children’s illustration, which is deeply connected to the history of disability and madness.
Find out more about Juliet's work at JulietJohnson.art
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Uuh (pamphlet) by Juliet Johnson
A3 printed pamphlet
Artist statement: ‘Uuh (pamphlet)’ is a work I made while in MFA that feels well suited to this exhibition. It is an A3 printed pamphlet, folded into thirds so that it opens to a poster. The outside plays with information pamphlets often found in medical spaces and casually ableist phrases, while the inside grapples with the history of changelings and disability through imagery and dream-like narrative.
There is an institutional criticism embedded in this work, as it mimes didactics and references application processes, without coming together coherently, the way the disabled experience doesn’t come together for an able-bodied viewer. To briefly explain the image, the top-left is the outside, with the title, ‘uuh', on the front, the 'cereals diagram' on back, and the first page turn revealing the 'have you tried' list. The original was made physically, collaging together fabric, tape, simple printmaking methods, drawing, narrative, and images of fae from Victorian children’s illustration, which is deeply connected to the history of disability and madness.
Find out more about Juliet's work at JulietJohnson.art