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[harvardfineartslib]

This is an artists’ book in the form of an origami fortune teller. Often used in children’s games, the operator places their thumbs and first fingers inside the pockets of the device and presents it to the player. The player makes selections, and the operator opens and closes the fortune teller based on the player’s choices. In the end, the player will pick a flap to reveal a hidden message and read their fortune.

This artists’ book entitled “How to fall apart and come back together : a fortune teller” by Vanessa Adams is a piece of queer magic that asks us to make space to pause and reimagine ourselves beyond the limits of our body. What can we shed? What old parts of ourselves no longer serve us? What new forms can we envision for ourselves in their stead? Following in the footsteps of our queer and trans fungal and plant kin, we can shapeshift and transform. (Summarized from the artist’s website)

How to fall apart and come back together : a fortune teller Adams, Vanessa (Artist) [artist, printer] Manufactured: [Pittsburgh] : Vanessa Adams, [2021] 1 folded sheet : color illustrations ; 23 x 23 cm (folded) English HOLLIS number: 99156316583003941

[otherworldszine-blog]

Fortune Teller insert by Vanessa Adams in Other Worlds, Issue 1.