I made this book from Erin’s Victoria’s Secret bag and some letraset letters and magazine bits when I was maybe 2 weeks into a summer in Chicago in 2011. I had booked in for a 2 week Musical Improv class at Second City, and the 2nd week didn’t get enough enrolments, so I spent the week touristing: museums, libraries, architectural tours on river cruises.
On the open-topped bus tour they listed some weird things that are illegal in Chicago. This book is based on that.
This facebook post I made in 2011 kinda explains it:
The ones which apply to the image below are: you can’t:
- fish while sitting on a giraffe
- fish in pyjamas
- fish on the lake near a giraffe
- carry a slingshot (unless you’re a cop)
- teach a pet to smoke a cigar
Heaven knows why these are all true, and of course it could inspire so many short stories if I wanted to do that.
For now I’ve done this tiny concertina. Because it’s so glossy I just love it, even though it’s small and inconsequential.
