Book Arts Odyssey: A Tale of Twists, Turns and Toppled Traditions
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An overview of books and book-like structures, starting with historic, contemporary forms, both traditional and non-traditional. The final third is an overview of the work of Miriam Schaer. This was a keynote address given at Kutztown University's Annual Art in Education Conference, November 22, 2013
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Book Arts Odyssey: A Tale of Twists, Turns and Toppled Traditions
- 1. Miriam Schaer A BOOK ARTS ODYSSEY A Tale Of Turns, Twists, & Toppled Traditions
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- According to the Guinness World Records, at over five by seven feet (and 133 pounds), this staggeringly beautiful photographic book is the largest published book in the world--about one of the world's smallest countries.Teams from M.I.T. and Friendly Planet took over 40,000 photographs on four extensive expeditions across the country. They flew by helicopter, rode mountain ponies, trekked with packhorses and yaks, and journeyed by caravan on farflung roads and foot trails across the Bhutanese Himalaya. Local students, like ChokiLhamo (a 14-year-old girl from Trongsa who aspires to become a doctor) and GyelseyLoday (the son of the head lama in the village of Phongmey), joined these ambitious trips and helped with the photography in order to share a corner of their world. The stunning imagery in the book loosely follows these journeys. Portraits of people are lifesized (or bigger). Panoramas convey some of the staggering sweep of the mountains and the awesome ancient architecture.Library Binding: 216 pages Publisher: Friendly Planet; 1st edition (December 2003) Language: English ISBN-10: 0974246905 ISBN-13: 978-0974246901 Product Dimensions: 60 x 44 x 6 inches Shipping Weight: 133 poundsSmaller version: 17.2 x 12.5 x 1.6 inches Shipping Weight: 6.8 pounds
- In 1994, Rwanda experienced a tribal genocide during which an estimated 800,000 people were killed in 100 days. The myths of race and ethnicity built between the majority Hutu and minority Tutsi during colonization, culminated into genocide after the April 6, 1994, assassination of the Hutu President, Habyarimana and others in a plane crash. The crash incited the Rwandan Military, the Hutu Power, and the Interhamwe (village militia) to begin eliminating all Tutsi and moderate Hutu resulting in over 10% of the Rwandan population being killed. Even now, Rwanda continues to struggle with the forces of poverty and a society rife with personal loss.ExhibitThe installation is made of 800,000 pages in 2500 books displayed in 100 crates: one page for each victim, one crate for each day of the war. The books have been hand-bound through the collaboration of the 800,000 team, six high schools, and three groups. An accompaniment track of music produced by a group from Harrisburg adds to the atmosphere.
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