At the Tate Modern Gallery in London, "Hello My Big Big Honey!" appeared in an installation called, "Untitled (2006)" by conceptual artist Ms. Simryn Gill.

According to the Tate Modern:

"Simryn Gill's 'Untitled (2006)' is made from over 100 books and pamphlets arranged into a specific order by the artist and displayed so that viewers can leaf through them.

"Alongside pocket guides, manuals and directories -- which classify items as varied as venomous snakes, islands, combat vehicles and invasive plants -- there are books on popular psychology, botany, religion and politics, as well as volumes of poetry and fiction.

"From this wide-ranging selection of books, the artist has chosen over 80 words, all of which have been systematically torn out of each book.
"Gathered into groups, the culled words are presented as specimens or collections in transparent packages, with the publications from which they have been taken."


"Working with a myriad of materials, including books, plant materials, photographs and other found objects, she encourages the viewer to reject a rigid classification of their surroundings in favour of arrangements which offer uncertainty, disturbance and new possibilities.

"For the Level 2 Gallery, Gill has created a thought-provoking installation from a collection of books assembled over many years.

"Ranging from pulp fiction to academic writings, these publications provide the raw material which Gill then uses to tease out a supposedly 'neutral' set of words."

For a full list of the 123 books chosen for the Tate Modern exhibit (March 18 Ð May 7, 2006) -- which includes books by or about Bob Dylan, Hunter S. Thompson, Salman Rushdie, Sylvia Plath, Richard Brautigan, George Bernard Shaw and R. D. Laing, in addition to "Hello My Big Big Honey!" -- plus more information about the installation and artist, click *here*



Tate Modern Odd: A Woman Obsessively Cuts Words From "Hello My Big Big Honey!"

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