Wednesday, July 16, 2014

50 err...43 What Ifs...

What If…
1. I turn it into a scroll
2. I make a paper-mache mask out of the pages
3. I make paper airplanes out of it
4. I make origami from the pages
5. I make kirigami from the pages
6. I shoot holes into the book
7. I set it on fire for 10 minutes
8. I blow it up with firecrackers
9. I fill it up with stories I’ve written
10. I paint it
11. I spray paint it
12. I glew all the pages together and carve a secret compartment into it
13. I make it into a scroll and turn the rollers into secret compartments
14. I put my emblem on the front
15. I put my family crest on the front
16. I soak it in vinegar
17. I make papercraft from the pages
18. I create a single graphic/pattern using all the pages
19. I make a functional pop up lamp inside the book
20. I remove the covers and spine
21. I replace the covers and spine with metal
22. I put another book inside of it
23. I connect several books of the same dimensions together, cover to cover
24. I made it into a single scroll roll and there were tabs for each page you pulled that were wound up inside.
25. I blacked out certain words of a page to create a different sentence.
26. I cut pages in halves and glue them on other pages to create literary mashups
27. I cut a cubby in a certain shape (like a window) and glue cellophane between a few pages deep into the cut.
28. I put a book that’s been modified into a safe inside the other book.
29. I make it so you need an actual key to open the book.
30. I attach belts to it
31. I carve the book into the shape of my head/face.
32. I paint my face on the outside of the pages
33. I install an external hard drive inside the book and has a chord attached to it
34. I slash at the pages with a knife
35. I burn the book and mix the ashes with ink and use that ink in a different book
36. I cut out the art of Magic The Gathering cards and glue them onto the pages
37. I smash eggs inside the book
38. I run over the book with my car
39. I shit and piss in the book…no that’s fucking crazy 
39. I burn the book. Mix the ashes in some mayo. Make a turkey sandwhich with mayo. Eat the sandwhich. Make a little box frame with wood. Shit into the frame. Leave it for the rest of the semester. And literally have shit a brick...-book-sandwhich. …No that’s fucking crazy too 
39. I attack Christmas lights or led lights inside of it
40. I put metal plates on both sides of the cover. Put it on the stove. Try to cook an egg with it.
41. I paint all the pages white
42. I install a miniature display screen inside with a small keyboard and hard drive. Try to make a very small, book-like laptop…I’d probably never do that. Neat idea though.
43. I…do nothing with it?

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