Vancouver-based artist Joseph Staples has been cutting and reassembling images for the past two decades. His practice has always benefitted from looking back at older works, finding new ways of approaching images that he left too soon or could be renewed. Relationships With Images: The Collages of Joseph Staples traces Staples’ journey, sharing not just how he got to where he is today but more recognizable works alongside ones you may not have seen.
“Using copies of the same image again and again to make collages, sometimes for years, became my way of setting limits to push my practice. This is where the book’s title comes from, these long term relationships with images.”
Joseph Staples has launched a pre-sale for the project via Kickstarter.