De Certeau, to whom Jacob dedicates The Sovereign Map, specifically defends the media consumption habits of the common man. We are not “herded” into our…
Tag: Artists' books
In the early 1980s, a group of sociologists at Mines ParisTech developed a new approach to their field. They sought, simply, to account for those…
On my first solo trip to Hargrett Libraries reading room, I felt anxious. In the days and minutes leading up, I pored over Dr. Camp’s…
The artist’s book Sea Air by Susan Allix is an excellent example of the book as a container. Sea Air the book contains sea air the thing through its selection and combination of materials. Further, in rejecting ideals that manuscripts and typical books take for granted, Sea Air facilitates engagement with the hidden decisions in every object.