MARTINE SYMS / Shame Space

Designed to mimic the bible, with its A5 size, embossed leather-textured cover, and silver edge painting, Shame Space is an artist book that explores the possibilities of narrative and identity. The book collects a selection of journal writings by Martine Syms from 2015–2017 in which she attempts to capture her shadow self, alongside a selection of image stills from her recent video work Ugly Plymouths (2020) first presented in Los Angeles in February 2020 and most recently at Sadie Coles HQ’s offsite residency at 24 Cork Street.