‘Origin of the Species’ by Simon Phillipson.
This book compares a copy of Charles Darwin’s Origin of the Species published in 1902 against a more recent copy published in 2007. It highlights the evolution and editorial changes made to the book over the 105 years.
‘Macht Geschenke: Das Kapital’ (2009 – ca. 2052) by Christin Lahr
Every day, for about 43 years, Lahr will be transferring a donation of 1 cent to the German Ministry of Finance, accompanied with 108 letters from Marx’s ‘Das Kapital’.
Joe Scanlan, ‘DIY or How to Kill Yourself Anywhere in the World for Under $399’ (2002)
The book ‘DIY’ presents a plan for how to go into any IKEA store in the world and buy materials with which to build your own coffin. As is the case with all Do-It-Yourself projects, some basic skills and tools are required.
Work from ‘Salutary plank’ (2010) by Sofia Leiby
Screenprint on found book page.
‘Salutary Plank’ is a modest memorial ‘plaque’ installed at Ox-Bow School of Art commemorating the absence of happiness in a specific domain, or, the infeasibility of nostalgic fulfillment in the modern “natural” landscape.
‘Nothing to infinity’ (2008) by Roula Partheniou.
Canvases painted to resemble books (from the Handmade Readymade project).
The Atlas Group
From the series ‘Civilizationally, we do not dig holes to bury ourselves’ by The Atlas Group (Walid Raad)