Jan Freuchen
228 sider
Tekst på norsk og engelsk
Form: Node
Lord Jim Publishing 2010
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«Venice rests on a fundament of tree trunks hammered into the ground and sinks slowly under the weight of tourists and biennials. New islands emerge outside Dubai in the shapes of branching trees or miniature world maps. These artificial islands are dependent on constant maintenance in order not to dissolve into to the ocean, and thus exist in equilibrium with the stock markets, which constantly question their profitability and right to exist. In the wake of the credit crunch the construction of the Dubai archi- pelago ‘The World’ was halted and the owner of ‘Ireland’ committed suicide.»
Retreat Center is an eclectic collection of collages, paintings, photographs, sculptures and sketches by Jan Freuchen. The publication also contains three short texts, written by Freuchen – ´Desire Lines´, ´Amorphous Beings´ and ´The Island´ – offering alternative takes on the genealogy of drawing, sculpture and installation.
All images and texts by Jan Freuchen. Text edited by Melissa Gronlund.
Diplom, Årets vakreste bøker
-Grafill, 2010
-Grafill, 2010