Report from a Prune

Here I am being interviewed by Bibliotekarforbundet (The Danish Union of Librarians)

Thanks to everybody who turned up at Overgaden this weekend and thanks for nice company to fellow exhibitors and bookworms:

Space Poetry, Hurricane Publishing, Aben maler, Henrik Drescher, Anja Franke, Dada-invest, Amir Zainorin, Jørgen Michaelsen, Fluens Forlag, Smittekilde Press, Kunstakademiets billedskoler, Diafrag, Peter Brandt, Bosch & Fjord, Forlaget* asterisk, OEen-gruppens forlag, Forlagetforlag, Thomas Lahoda, Kabinetryk, Publikation – Kulturforeningen roll on, Forlaget Transit, Mie Olise, DUNK, Bjørn Ignatius Øckenholts Forlag, Butik CMYK/Bogreolen, Secret West Press, Øjeblikket, Apparatur, Pork Salad Press, Fucking Good Art, T.T.C., The Secret Company and Periskop.

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- don't be surprised if you find jam jars of Prune Poetry amongst the books next time you visit your local library!

Prune Press publishes "Prunes & Prisms"

"Antiwrinkle Cream - No Thanks"

"Sveskepålæggelse" - "Prune Healing"

Plum trees take time to grow - so do plums.

Prunes take time to mature (from dried plums) - so does Prune Poetry.

7 years ago I participated in a group exhibition at Camden Arts Centre in London - the title was "Working with Thek" which referred to a simultaneous exhibition by the American artist Paul Thek.

My work sprang from falling in love with one single work of his - a painting on newspaper called "3 Prunes on a Plate":

Since then I have secretly let a collection of Prune Poetry mature in my kitchen cupboard - and NOW - dadadada - finally it's ripe and ready to (r)eat.

So if you happen to find yourself at Overgaden neden Vandet in Copenhagen this weekend, you shouldn't miss out on Prune Press' latest release: 'Prunes & Prisms' - a very creased and wrinkled piece of .... (come and taste for yourself).

Here are some extracts:

From the back: