Birds & Borders • Mail Art Show Paper Catalog • Netherlands • Nov '92

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The paper catalog for the 1992 "Birds and Borders" show was designed and published as a collaborative physical accompaniment to the audio mail-art project. Catalog Design & Details The Cover: The printed catalog prominently features the project's title and attributes it directly to the partnership: "Birds and Borders is the cooperative project of Evers Arts and Rod Summers". Content: It served as the official print documentation for the network, archiving the names, contact information, and coordinates of the international mail artists who contributed audio recordings, collage work, and poetry to the initiative. Format: True to the "do-it-yourself" (DIY) ethos of the global Mail Art network, it was assembled as a limited-run independent booklet, complete with localized stamps, visual graphics, and project notes — including a complete list of participants and their addresses. Project Overview Concept: Participants worldwide submitted cassette tapes featuring sound art, spoken word, bird calls, and musical compositions centered around the thematic concept of birds and borders. The Audio Collage: Rod Summers compiled and mixed submissions into seamless audio collages, most notably released as the compilation project Memorial for the Bee-Eater. Medium: It stands as a notable example of 1990s international network-based audio mail art, utilizing physical postal services to exchange independent sound recordings.

• Publisher: Ever Arts
• Year: 1992
• Condition: Good

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