A Space to be Held
2026
‘A Space to be Held’ brings together Evie’s new collection of artist books made this year with the support of Leeds Arts University’s Creatives in Residence scheme. The books build on Evie’s existing practice by drawing on themes of environment, nostalgia and tactility. They also explore her recent research into Simone Weil’s philosophy of Rootedness and the psychologies of ‘soft fascination’, which assert the essential interconnectedness of human experience with the living world. These books are offerings through which we are invited to pause, slow down, pay attention to the ordinary, and find connection with and within it.
Evie has an affinity with publication design, utilising the book as a medium to communicate her ideas. These books became a curated space, chosen and shaped with purpose, allowing others to enter, explore and experience the concepts at play in the work. Crook found that the intimate structure also invited a slower engagement with the minute or nuanced observations and narratives she sought to share.
Photography: Adam Wright
Copyright Holder: Leeds Arts University Library
Publications in this collection include:
Rooted (3)
A6, Pamphlet Bind
Rooted (4)
A6, Pamphlet Bind
Wide-Eyed
A3, Stapled
Meander
A4, Center-fold
Awe’s Little Sister
A4, Pamphlet Bind
Inflate
A3, Concertina
Gathering
A4, Chain Stitch
Mellow
200 x 130mm, French Fold
A Hug from the Water
A3, Risograph with Insert
Rain Paper,
A5, Coptic Bind
Rained Upon
A5, Saddle Bind
Sun Book,
A5, Coptic Bound Cyanotype
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2026
‘A Space to be Held’ brings together Evie’s new collection of artist books made this year with the support of Leeds Arts University’s Creatives in Residence scheme. The books build on Evie’s existing practice by drawing on themes of environment, nostalgia and tactility. They also explore her recent research into Simone Weil’s philosophy of Rootedness and the psychologies of ‘soft fascination’, which assert the essential interconnectedness of human experience with the living world. These books are offerings through which we are invited to pause, slow down, pay attention to the ordinary, and find connection with and within it.
Evie has an affinity with publication design, utilising the book as a medium to communicate her ideas. These books became a curated space, chosen and shaped with purpose, allowing others to enter, explore and experience the concepts at play in the work. Crook found that the intimate structure also invited a slower engagement with the minute or nuanced observations and narratives she sought to share.
Photography: Adam Wright
Copyright Holder: Leeds Arts University Library
Publications in this collection include:
Rooted (3)
A6, Pamphlet Bind
Rooted (4)
A6, Pamphlet Bind
Wide-Eyed
A3, Stapled
Meander
A4, Center-fold
Awe’s Little Sister
A4, Pamphlet Bind
Inflate
A3, Concertina
Gathering
A4, Chain Stitch
Mellow
200 x 130mm, French Fold
A Hug from the Water
A3, Risograph with Insert
Rain Paper,
A5, Coptic Bind
Rained Upon
A5, Saddle Bind
Sun Book,
A5, Coptic Bound Cyanotype
< Back
