Finnegan’s Wake

Paper, board, ink
9.5 x 9.5 x 7 in
24 x 24 x 18 cm
2012

Richard Humann • Finnegan’s Wake • Paper, board, ink • 9.5 x 9.5 x 7 in • 2012

Finnigan’s Wake by James Joyce is a work of fiction, fables, analysis, and deconstruction. It’s significant for its experimental style, and considered to be one of the most difficult works in the Western canon. For the sculptural book, a portion of Joyce’s Finnigan’s Wake has been printed out and cut-up, letter-by-letter, and then placed into the hollowed-out cavity in the pages of the bound volume.

Photo credit: Richard Humann Studio