Cairns, Phyllis
Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:
Book Bag / Cairns, Phyllis., 1987
Booklet has blank pages. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Depression / Cairns, Phyllis., 1985
Floating Heads; A Contemporary Visual Narrative, 1985
The book consists of reproductions of several poems, composed by repetitively rubberstamping words and images, reflecting hazards to the environment. Also, includes several poems on topics related to breathing, viz. the words "scream and gotta sing" appear on one page with an image of a mouth and a face opposite to another page with the words "acid rain and gotta dance" with an image of two dogs dancing as metaphors for our lack of concern with a clean environment. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Interior Decoration / Cairns, Phyllis., 1987
Scrapbook / Cairns, Phyllis., 1986
Synthetic Fabric / Cairns, Phyllis., 1985
Images on the pages depict women's crumpled undergarments. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Things to Do Today / Cairns, Phyllis., 1985
The first page depict an image of a wide open mouth with the word "scream" overlying it that is progessively enlarged on succeeding pages by photocopying. The final page depicts a closed mouth captioned by the word "smile." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
You Tell Me Your Dream / Cairns, Phyllis., 1985
The text was obtained by rubberstamping. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
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