Brian Dettmer "Book Autopsies"

Whilst searching the internet for research and inspiration about artist books I stumbled upon the work of Brian Dettmer. His pieces are amazing and so incredibly technical and advanced, I havent seen anything like them before. He carves into the books and treats them like one off artifacts, carefuly cutting in to reveal the imagery inside and extremely complex layered 3dimensional sculptures. This has inspired me to be more technical and daring with my books, I like the idea of cutting out words and playing around with them, cutting out big sections etc...

Here are some examples of his amazing pieces...