Paper is a leaf that will destroy us in its fall
Subtitle: Sarah van Lamsweerde
By: [text, Tijs Goldschmidt ... [et al.]]
Contributors: Goldschmidt, Tijs; Onomatopee (Gallery)
Series: Onomatopee -- 111; Onomatopee (Series) -- no. 111.
Publisher: Onomatopee
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Eindhoven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 79
ISBN-13: 9789491677502
Subjects: Exhibitions; Belgian Art; Installations (Art)
Description: In the oral tradition of the Lega - a group of people from the northeastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo - the proverb string plays an important role. An average string carries 40-60 miniature objects, each representing a proverb and traditionally function as carriers of wisdom. The meaning of these objects is activated in social situations, told and re-told, often in a debate and discussion, by members of the community. Sarah van Lamsweerde's project Paper is a Leaf That Will Destroy Us in its Fall explores this past tradition, and questions what it would mean to develop such a tangible ideographic tool in this age of virtual images and communications. Exhibition: Onomatopee, Eindhoven, The Netherlands (28.11.2015-03.01.2016).
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Catalog of an exhibition held at Onomatopee.

Includes bibliographical references.