a history of the codex events+
codex event 8 - 2011 - Sarah Bodman's Do Not Enter, Paul Laidler's Record, Tim Mosely's The Burden of Privilege and Privileging Burden, Monica Oppen's
A speck of dust, Tom Sowden's Smooth My (striated) Urban Bitch
the codex events at QCA were initiated in 2011 with codex event 8. Each event is collaborative in nature and aims to produce either a series of artists books or an editioned artists book. The nature of each event is shaped by the invited participants who are asked to investigate the relationship between three fundamental elements of Print Culture; papermaking, printmaking and the book. The events were initiated in 2004 by Tim Mosely while at Southern Cross University.
codex event 8 involved a collaboration between, Sarah Bodman, Paul Laidler and Tom Snowden from the Centre for Fine Print Research, UWE, UK, Monica Oppen from the Bibliotheca Librorum apud Artificem, Sydney and Tim Mosely from the Griffith Centre for Creative Arts Research. The five books produced from codex event 8 (illustrated above) are held by the Bibliotheca Librorum apud Artificem
Books generated through the codex events are held at,
Bibliotheca Liborum Apud Artificem, Sydney
Bukarts Artists Book Collection, Vilnius, Lithuania
Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library, Harvard University, Boston, USA
Southern Cross University, Artists Books Collection, NSW
State Library of Queensland, Australian Library of Art, Brisbane
Artist's Book Collection, Bower Ashton Library, UWE, Bristol, UK
and have been exhibited at,
2012
Codex Event 8, Manly Library, Sydney, Australia
Centre for Fine Print Research New Work, "F-Block" Gallery. UWE, UK
2011
Codex Event 8, POP Gallery, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia.
2010
New Treasures, State Library of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
2009
On Top of the World, Australian Book Artists, Glen Echo Park, Washington DC
reading between the marks, NEXT Art Gallery, Lismore, Australia
2008
"the pflight of the paper balloon", Tweed Valley regional Art Gallery
2007
Book Art -Time 2006, Book Art Museum, LODZ, Poland,
(Touring Europe & USA)
4th Seoul International Book Arts Fair, Seoul, South Korea
SCU acquisitive Artists Book Award, Next Art Gallery, Lismore Australia.
2006
Spike Island Printmakers & artists' books, Paintworks, Bristol UK
SCU Artists Books Acquisitive Award, Next Art Gallery, Lismore Australia
4th International Artist’s Book Triennial, Vilinius Lithuania.
codex event 7 - 2010 - reading between the marks
Alison Bailey, Melissa Harvey, Louise Irving & TIm Mosely
codex event 6 - 2009
Sarah Bowen, Tim Crawley, Melissa Harvey, Louise Irving, Sarah Jones, Tim Mosely & WIllis
codex event 5 - 2008 - sheet music for a jabberwocky quintet
Taryn Eales, Louise Irving, Sarah Jones & Tim Mosely
codex event 4 - 2006 - Pflight of the Paper Balloons
Sarah Bowen, Darren Bryant, Liz Deckers, Rebekaj Evans, Louise Irving, Joanna Kambourian & TIm mosely
codex event 3 - 2005 - Noir M63PG
Ken Ford, Amber Gooley, Louise Irving, Sol Metcalf, Tim Mosely & Alicia Scobie
Codex Event 2 - 2005 - Foot track ; Foot track approximate
Darren Bryant, Jan Davis, Libby Elton, Claudie Frock, Sarah Jones, Tim Mosely & Scott Trevelyn
codex event 1 - 2004 - exhibition at NEXT Gallery Southern Cross University
Sarah Jones & Tim Mosely