| ISBN : | 978-3-03764-275-7 |
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| Publication : | May 2012 |
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Spelling Dystopia
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| Cover type : | Softcover |
| Dimensions : | 210 x 285 mm |
| Pages : | 136 |
| Pictures : | 84 colors and 46 b/w |
| Price : | CHF40 / €29 / £24 / $39.95 |
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Artist's book
The publication shows the process of developing and realizing the film installation “Spelling Dystopia,” about the Japanese island Hashima, once the most densely populated place on earth, a coal mine until 1974, and a symbol today of a ruthless exploitation of resources. Nowadays the abandoned island is better known as a ghost island through mangas, video games, and movies. “Spelling Dystopia” asks how memory operates, how a site wears its history, both physically and metaphorically, and visualizes the shift in collective memory.
The book contains sketches, research material, production stills, series of photographic images, and a manga realized in collaboration with Kasuga Tsubaki, a Japanese manga artist.
The publication is part of the series of artists’ projects edited by Christoph Keller.
