photograph of water in the library (installation detail) by swap studio
WATER IN THE LIBRARY
Discover the water in the library. From textbooks to visual books and photo-texts, explore how water shapes the bibliographic experience. Gain insights on water philosophies, hydro-feminism, ecological curatorial practices, and 'wet' artist books and photobooks. Dive into the depths of knowledge at msdm [mobile strategies of display & mediation] WATER IN THE LIBRARY project.
A collection of photobooks, artists' books and ephemera (printed matter) on permanent display, which has grown from msdm collection and additional recent acquisitions focused on the theme of water, curated by paula roush.
Access the books catalogued up to now https://www.libib.com/u/msdm
For a more comprehensive search of the books in the WATER IN THE LIBRARY collection:
1. Enter the public online libib catalogue
2. Enter the term 'water in the library' in in the ‘search’ field to search all collections
3. Select from ‘Filters.’ To explore our own typologies/taxonomies, search the Filter tags on the right hand column. Examples: water in the library, + photobook, + zine, + accordion, +book about books
Upcoming publication: WATER IN THE LIBRARY: A guide to fluid publishing [working title]
Genre: art publishing, “bibliographic photo-text” paperback
Publication date: 2023
WATER IN THE LIBRARY is a photo-textual bibliography of artists’books, photobooks, catalogues, monographs, critical theories on the theme of water. It is an outcome of research started in 2021 with the project liquid memories, focused on experimental publishing that explores liquid materialities as artistic archival practices [see liquid memories bookwork here].
WATER IN THE LIBRARY is planned in three sections, with three key documentary materials that propose a re-reading of a photographer’s practice from a fluid (watery) perspective. Interweaving processes of documentation with personal and research experiences the studio library is at the center of study, production, and archive of emerging creative practice.
It is a reference library, used for research and teaching of art publishing, open to the public by appointment. The content is currently being catalogued with libib [search ONLINE CATALOGUE here + ]. Tip: select the filter 'water in the library' (right hand column) or enter 'tags: water in the library' in the search bar].
contact
paula roush ::: paularoush@gmail.com
msdm studio ::: msdm@msdm.org.uk