The book and beyond…As Yet Untitled specialises in limited edition, hand made book art and live events that bring the book alive, finding new ways to express meaning and explore what books can be.

Rosie Sherwood founded As Yet Untitled in 2012, launching the press with the release of Elbow Room Vol. One. From that day As Yet Untitled has grown, morphed and changed shape in both hoped for and entirely unexpected ways.

History

In the early years as Elbow Room grew of strength-to-strength, As Yet Untitled released a number of books by its founder. These early works explored the structure and visual language of the book comic, from gutter to speech bubbles. But Sherwood had always intended for As Yet Untitled to publish more than her own books and in 2015 she successfully crowd-funded to expand the press. The campaign, aimed at allowing Sherwood to work as a mentor and collaborator in the publication of new artists’ books, was spotlighted by Kickstarter and supported by writer Neil Gaiman.

Following the success of this campaign Sherwood worked with poet Ella Chappell, releasing Moonrise in 2016 before starting out on a two-year collaborative journey with musician Tom Hyatt. These two projects highlighted the strengths and possibilities in collaboration, and brought with them unexpected pleasures and new ideas. In 2018 Sherwood and Hyatt released Lost in A Dream. A book and far more than a book, Lost in a Dream included a weeklong exhibition with nightly live music, followed up in early 2019 with the release of a live compilation album.

An era came to a close for As Yet Untitled with the end of Elbow Room in 2018. When Elbow Room launched it was with a limited print run of 15 copies and the idea of bringing together art of all guises. When it ended it had brought together a community of extraordinary artists, writers and musicians who allowed Elbow Room to share their work with the world. Though ending Elbow Room was tinged with sadness, it was also bright with the potential. It was time for As Yet Untitled to change shape once more. To find something that reflects where the press has come from and all the things that have been learnt along the way.

Events

Book Fairs, Exhibitions, and Collections

Work by As Yet Untitled have been part of exhibitions, travelled to book fairs across the country and are housed in national and international collection including The British Library, Tate Library and Archive, The Poetry Library and the state libraries of Queensland and Victoria (Australia). Some of our book fairs and exhibitions include:

• turn the page Artists Book fair and Symposium

• Small Publishers Fair, Conway Hall, London

• BALTIC Artists Book Fair, Blatic Gallery, Newcastle

• Pages, International Contemporary Artists’ Book Fair, Leeds

• Counter, Plymouth

• Thought Bubble Comic Convention, Leeds

• Manchester Artists Book Fair, Holden Gallery, Manchester

• By Other Means (group show), By Other Means Gallery, London December 2016

• The Ellentree at Turn the Page, Norwich, June 2016

• The End of the Poem: The 7th Poetry Library Open Day, Southbank Centre, November 2015

• A Letter in Mind, The National Brain Appeal, Oxo Gallery, London, October 2015

• Off the Shelf, I’klektik, Old Paradise Yeard, London, May/June 2015

• Art in a Bookshell, Milton Gallery, St Pauls School, London, March 2014

• In the Gutter, Book Art Book Shop, London, Solo Show, October 2014

• Sheffield International Artists’ Book Prize, Bank Street Arts, Sheffield, 2013 and 2015

• In-Folds Reading Raft, Deptford X Festival, Deptford Library, London, September/October 2013