Idiot Chapel
Gent: TOM publishers, 2010. 5.75 x 4 inches. [270] pages. Original gray cloth. A fine, well-preserved copy. Item #408615
ISBN: 9789081570510
First edition, signed by Kris Martin (and Wim Goes with monograph?) on the front free endpaper. Describes the building of the Idiot Chapel. On the left-hand page of most openings is a description of a part of the chapel (e.g. "Stone 3rd row") and positions or numbers of material parts (e.g. "1/28"). On the right-hand page of most openings are line drawings of materials. The last pages of the book have line drawings of the finished structure. Colophon states: "Idiot Chapel", Kris Martin, 2010. Natural stone, wood, Dimensions vary with installation". Idiot Chapel is the result of a collaboration between Belgian artist Kris Martin and architect Wim Goes. Conceptual kit for constructing the Idiot Chapel: a reversed concrete funnel. Every element of the chapel is illustrated, starting with the floor and ending with the top of the building.
Price: $300.00