"HANDSHAKE" is a web piece which paradoxically reminds us of the importance of physical contact.


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ABOUT THE ARIST

Laurent Sauerwein is an artist, designer, writer, teacher who lives and works in Paris. Shows: Sonnabend, Cartier Foundation, Paris Musée d'Art Moderne. Collections: Centre Pompidou, Paris; Cabinet des Estampes, Geneva. Teaches at Parsons School of Design - Paris - and The American University of Paris.



ARTISTS STATEMENT

Because he believes that there's more to the world than what meets the screen or the click of a mouse, Laurent Sauerwein, an artist living in Paris, makes artist's books which are digitally produced and then printed and assembled by hand. In a world where clickable pages proliferate, Laurent Sauerwein makes books with pages that you can actually turn.

Laurent Sauerwein's books and other art work are presented on youcantouch.com

On youcantouch.com check "About the work" to find out "HOW I CAME TO MAKE SMALL BOOKS INSTEAD OF BULKY SCULPTURES".



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