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exercise

Julie Johnstone

Gate folded card, inviting the reader to ‘breathe in’ and ‘breathe out’ as they unfold each arm.

A folded card work bearing the words ‘breathe in’, is opened to reveal the text, ‘breathe out’. This is repeated rhythmically to evoke the expansion and compression of the lungs.

Julie Johnstone

Reproduced by permission of the author. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. For more information see Terms and Conditions, and for copyright and citation enquiries please Ask a Librarian.

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21st century poems everyday life meditation the body visual poetry

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Published Essence Press, 2015 Dimensions h 7 x w 9.5 cm folded; h 7 x w 37 cm extended (approx.) Materials 300gsm Bockingford watercolour paper

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Julie Johnstone

Julie Johnstone is an artist, publisher and independent curator. Her practice encompasses book works, poetry objects and installations which engage a minimalist aesthetic to explore themes of perception and place, and the meditative qualities of poetic language and space.
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