Wow! Look at the life emanating from these comic books. The project, called Manga Farming, is brought to us by Tokyo-based artist Koshi Kawach. The installation appeared at the Matsuzakaya department store in Nagoya in 2010.Kawach infuses each comic book with the seeds of Radish sprout, then with a little water and some sun whammo... In her review of the work, Simone Preuss points out that:The idea opens up a whole new range of possibilities for book recycling and indoor farming. Paper is potentially a wonderful fertilizer and planting ground, and according to an USDA study, pulp and paper waste recycling...
30 Ways to Celebrate National Poetry Month
The 2012 National Poetry Month poster, designed by Chin-Yee LaiThe 16th installment of National Poetry Month is upon us and it's the time for all of us to "celebrate poetry and its vital place in American culture."Here are 30 ways courtesy of Poets.org for you and your loved ones to participate, engage and honor language and the magic of words. There is something here for everyone, regardless of your background and poetic experience. As poet and businessman Wallace Stevens profoundly put it; poetry is "a response to the daily necessity of getting the world right."And in a world that feels...
"Cooking With Poo" Again
And the winner of The Bookseller magazine's Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title for 2012 goes to Cooking with Poo, by Saiyuud Diwong. Poo is the author's nickname, it also happens to the Thai word for crab.From the author's website: Khun Poo is thrilled to be launching her first cookbook ‘Cooking with Poo’ which includes over 100 pages of her delicious recipes, glossy pictures and also wonderful stories about her neighbours and the Klong Toey community.Online voters chose the winner from a competitive field that included titles such as: Mr Andoh’s Pennine Diary: Memoirs of a Japanese Chicken Sexer in 1935The...
The Altered Bibles of Linda Ekstrom
Circling Altered Bible 9d x 9w x 9h bi·ble/ˈbībəl/Noun:The Christian scriptures, consisting of the Old and New Testaments.The Jewish scriptures, consisting of the Torah, the Prophets, and the Hagiographa.For the believers it is the word of god. For others it is a tool of oppression and for some simply a book of stories taken way too literally. Homeland, 2001. Altered Bible 6d x 12w x 2.5h inchesFor Linda Ekstrom it is the foundation of her 'Word' series. Why not start at the source.Ekstrom is no heathen, her work "is a direct extension and materialization of [her] religious practice and interest...
The Book-Infused Photographs of Joel Robison
F is for Finding Fiction in the Forestclick to enlargeJoel Robison is a twenty-something photographer living in British Columbia. He goes by the handle Boy_Wonder on Flickr and his photostream is packed with over 1,500 images. “You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.” - Lewis CarrollLuckily, for us, one of the objects he consistently pays homage to are books as they permeate many of his landscapes. R is for ReadingThey in turn lift him up and weigh him down. They are both larger than life and an integral part...