Concrete poetry

Bernadette Crockford describes her excitement at discovering artists’ books as the perfect medium for conveying her poetry: “I found my forte. Finally I found a shell in which I could store my poetry… From the moment of discovering the artist’s book, I was determined to create a sculptural figure that resembled a book, which would have a surreal feel about it but still open and shut like an everyday book. After years of designing and making numerous amounts of artist books I came to the design of ‘Concrete Poetry’. Its triangular shape can still open out square like a normal book, but can also change its structure to resemble shapes.”