Codex

Urethane resin, plastic
2.5 x 11 x 17.5 in
6 x 28 x 44 cm
2000

Richard Humann • Codex • Urethane resin, plastic • 2.5 x 11 x 17.5 • 2000

Codex is an open book that’s been cast from clear urethane resin. Floating inside, trapped in the resin, are thousands of individually laser-cut letters. The word codex comes from the Latin word caudex, meaning “trunk of a tree”, “block of wood”, or “book.” A codex is the historical ancestor of the modern book.

Codex is both an ancient and modern enigmatic text captured together in time.

Photo credit: Joseph Silva / Richard Humann Studio