The Sound of Paper

Chris Duncan, artist

born 1974

The Sound of Paper, 2012

Where object was made: Lawrence, Kansas, United States

Material/technique: plastic record sleeve; Laser engraved relief print; embossing plate; stamping; paper record sleeves; screen print

Dimensions:
Object Height/Width (Height x Width): closed record cover 318 x 310 mm
Object Height/Width (Height x Width): 12 1/2 x 12 3/16 in
Object Height/Width (Height x Width): open record cover 318 x 625 mm
Object Height/Width (Height x Width): 12 1/2 x 24 5/8 in
Object Height/Width (Height x Width): colophon 205 x 205 mm
Object Height/Diameter (Height x Diameter): 8 1/16 x 8 1/16 in
Object Height/Diameter (Height x Diameter): record sleeve 305 x 310 mm
Object Height/Width (Height x Width): 12 x 12 3/16 in
Object Diameter (Diameter): paper record 303 mm
Object Diameter (Diameter): 11 15/16 in

Credit line: Gift of the KU Department of Visual Art, Printmaking Area

Accession number: 2012.0043

Not on display

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The California-based artist Chris Duncan works in multiple media that include performance, video, and records. This print explores the many possible sensory experiences that a work on paper can evoke, while reducing the visual element to the repetition of a simple phrase. With the help of students and faculty members at KU, he modified a record-player to play paper “records.” As a result, the prints are literally capable of presenting the sound of paper.