Anton Würth

Anton Würth is interested in semantics, and in particular the problems of understanding that arise through language and symbols. In this handmade book, he refers to the rules of graphic design in order to subvert them. By presenting a schematic outline of a vase, or perhaps a clock, he retains a formal reference to a decorative object. But as one thumbs through the pages, only portions of the outline are revealed; Würth instead focuses our attention on the importance of the fold in book design. Both the work’s title, which is non-referential but nonetheless begs the viewer to make specific associations, and the text, which Würth asserts is entirely independent from the images, mark the structure of a book without creating definitive meaning. In the end, we are forced to vacillate between meaning and meaninglessness.