bODY pILLOW
by Devon Beggs

bODY pILLOW is a publication by Devon Beggs: a compendium of hand-drawn figures followed by an appendix of their gender-neutral names, organized by the Roman numerical system. The book series includes a limited-edition run of pink cassette tapes with audio works created by the artist; regular editions of the book include a bookmark providing access codes to the sound files.

Devon Beggs was born in Edmonton, Alberta in 1983. Beggs works predominantly with textiles and fibres, but also incorporates sound, video, performance and installation into his practice. Beggs completed an MFA at Concordia University in Montreal in 2011 and currently lives and works in Edmonton. He has exhibited his work in Montreal at Parisian Laundry and Art Mur, in Vancouver at Gallery Atsui, and was included in the Future Station: 2015 Biennial of Contemporary Art at the Art Gallery of Alberta.