Books On Books Collection – Béatrice Coron

Much has been written on Béatrice Coron‘s works — including “Machines“, the commissioned work below. Her interviews with Helen Hiebert and Steve Miller are excellent accompaniment to her pieces with TED.

Machines (2017)

Machines: Poem by Michael Donaghy (2017)
Béatrice Coron
Leporello pop-up, enclosed in box with closure of small gear and black thread. Box: H205 x W162 x D27 mm. Leporello: H195 x W143 mm (closed), W1125 (open). Edition of 3, of which this is #1. Acquired from the artist, 31 July 2017. Photos: Books On Books Collection. With permission of the artist. “Machines” © Michael Donaghy Estate.

For more on “Machines” in the Books On Books Collection, click on the link.

Further Reading/Viewing

Carter, David A. and Diaz, James, The Elements of Pop-Up, A Pop-Up Book for Aspiring Paper Engineers (New York: Little Simon, 1999).

Coron, Béatrice. “Stories Cut from Paper“, TED Talk, March 2011.

Coron, Béatrice. Interview with Steve Miller, Book Arts Podcasts, School of Library Information and Sciences, University of Alabama, September 2011.

Coron, Béatrice. Interview with Helen Hiebert, Paper Talk Podcast, 22 August 2020.

May, Kate TorgovnickDaily Battles, cut from paper, animated in 3D“, TED blog, 26 November 2013.

Wallace, Elaine. Masters: Book Arts: Major Works by Leading Artists (New York: Lark, 2011).

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