Unbreak My Heart (poster)

This poster was created as part of the standard book, Unbreak my heart, but is sold individually now too. It illustrates the different working methods of the encyclopedia of the same title. These graphic maps are described in detail in the book that illustrates the cultivation, and the mind mapping of artistic practice with the countless dilemmas related to it. The artist writes: "Initially, I began to study the walls I continuously ran into, when painting in the studio. I classified them and defined what they were to me. The reason for doing this was due to my own personal, practical and theoretical misunderstandings around painting. It is something that is not as much a true encyclopedia for the world, as it is a personal attempt to verbalize various problems around painting. A 5-meter-long white sculpture was designed to fit my own encyclopedia files. It is a cold cover for the repeatedly private and sentimental content. The viewer is invited to interact with, search, or randomly explore these files. Apart from the alphabetical logic of the installation, I have 3 system maps. The Chapter Map was created to illustrate the education of the artist. The Field Map divides the titles into regions where one arrangement blends into the next and forms an atlas of fields. Then there is the Pragmatic Map, that communicates the rhizomatic order. Here I have judged all thoughts equally and let them expand without manipulation. The rhizomatic map was initially a wish list of titles in a not yet existing painters-encyclopedia. It grew like a plant sending out roots in all directions – seeming illogical. This map is the most honest illustration of the project. It is effortless in its system. To me that is pragmatism."

ISBN: initially part of 978-91-633-3929-5
Edition: 100 copies
Year: 2009
Design: Factor X, DK and Ditte Ejlerskov, DK
Publishing House: In-house studio production
Text: Ditte Ejlerskov, DK
Poster size: L 100 cm, W 80 cm, 
Poster with illustration, 1 paper, folded 
Project support: The Danish Arts Council, DK, Arctic Paper, DK, Factor X, DK, CENTRUM bookbinding, DK and Galleri Ping-Pong, SE