BOOK BUILDING - Dayanita Singh
Is it a book, an exhibition, an exhibition catalog? Is it mass-produced? Is it unique? Dayanita Singh is a book artist who pushes the boundaries of the imagination of what a book can be, transcending the spaces between publishing and art. Book Building traces the journey of Singh's books, from her first, Zakir Hussain (1986), to her latest, Zakir Hussain Maquette (2019), showing the spectrum of her book-building process, from idea to material object, and how she circulates them inventively in the art world and beyond.
Both a brief history and a deep dive, this is Dayanita Singh's manifesto for the photo book. Taking those she has made with Steidl as a starting point, we witness the transformation of books into book-objects that open up new spaces of interpretation: Museum of Chance (2014), for example, first became a book-object, then a diptych, a book box, a suitcase museum and a book museum, before becoming the permanent museum of Singh's Museum Bhavan (2017). Book Building documents Singh's 13 books in images and short texts, as well as several DIYs that Singh created with detailed instructions on how to present his books as exhibitions - making us the curators - as well as various performative interventions, from book carts and happenings, to installations and guided tours. At the heart of Book Building is the collaborative process that Dayanita Singh and Gerhard Steidl have established over more than 20 years, the belief that a book is always in the making.
Published by STEIDL
232 pages
20.3 x 28.6 cm
ISBN: 978-3-95829-908-5
Is it a book, an exhibition, an exhibition catalog? Is it mass-produced? Is it unique? Dayanita Singh is a book artist who pushes the boundaries of the imagination of what a book can be, transcending the spaces between publishing and art. Book Building traces the journey of Singh's books, from her first, Zakir Hussain (1986), to her latest, Zakir Hussain Maquette (2019), showing the spectrum of her book-building process, from idea to material object, and how she circulates them inventively in the art world and beyond.
Both a brief history and a deep dive, this is Dayanita Singh's manifesto for the photo book. Taking those she has made with Steidl as a starting point, we witness the transformation of books into book-objects that open up new spaces of interpretation: Museum of Chance (2014), for example, first became a book-object, then a diptych, a book box, a suitcase museum and a book museum, before becoming the permanent museum of Singh's Museum Bhavan (2017). Book Building documents Singh's 13 books in images and short texts, as well as several DIYs that Singh created with detailed instructions on how to present his books as exhibitions - making us the curators - as well as various performative interventions, from book carts and happenings, to installations and guided tours. At the heart of Book Building is the collaborative process that Dayanita Singh and Gerhard Steidl have established over more than 20 years, the belief that a book is always in the making.
Published by STEIDL
232 pages
20.3 x 28.6 cm
ISBN: 978-3-95829-908-5
Is it a book, an exhibition, an exhibition catalog? Is it mass-produced? Is it unique? Dayanita Singh is a book artist who pushes the boundaries of the imagination of what a book can be, transcending the spaces between publishing and art. Book Building traces the journey of Singh's books, from her first, Zakir Hussain (1986), to her latest, Zakir Hussain Maquette (2019), showing the spectrum of her book-building process, from idea to material object, and how she circulates them inventively in the art world and beyond.
Both a brief history and a deep dive, this is Dayanita Singh's manifesto for the photo book. Taking those she has made with Steidl as a starting point, we witness the transformation of books into book-objects that open up new spaces of interpretation: Museum of Chance (2014), for example, first became a book-object, then a diptych, a book box, a suitcase museum and a book museum, before becoming the permanent museum of Singh's Museum Bhavan (2017). Book Building documents Singh's 13 books in images and short texts, as well as several DIYs that Singh created with detailed instructions on how to present his books as exhibitions - making us the curators - as well as various performative interventions, from book carts and happenings, to installations and guided tours. At the heart of Book Building is the collaborative process that Dayanita Singh and Gerhard Steidl have established over more than 20 years, the belief that a book is always in the making.
Published by STEIDL
232 pages
20.3 x 28.6 cm
ISBN: 978-3-95829-908-5