Main entry:

Phinthong, Pratchaya, 1974- artist.

Title & Author:

Disasters / Pratchaya Phinthong

Publication:

Paris : Onestar Press, 2015

Description:

1 online resource (76 PDF pages) : illustrations

Restrictions:

Open access

Notes:
"Published 2015; 140 x 225 mm; 150 pages; Cover: Paperback, color, glossy finish; Binding: glue bound; Interior: black and white"--Publisher's description
"I have produced an "empty book" where the front and back covers share the same photograph from Reuters that reported on two different earthquakes in two different countries at two different times. For this artist book edition, a pounded gold leaf produced in Bangkok, Thailand has been inserted. The value of the gold from Thailand is equal to the cost of the book's production cost in Orthez, France. The gold leaf and this book share the same value even if created from two very different points of departure."--Pratchaya Phinthong, May 2015" -- Publisher's Web site
"Note that flipping of the pages of this book will pulverize and disperse the gold leaf into dust. For preservation, turn pages delicately as the gold leaf is extremely fragile and cannot be replaced."--Publisher's Web site
"First edition limited to 250 numbered copies"--Colophon
Title from PDF page 1

Summary:

"I have produced an "empty book" where the front and back covers share the same photograph from Reuters that reported on two different earthquakes in two different countries at two different times. For this artist book edition, a pounded gold leaf† produced in Bangkok, Thailand has been inserted. The value of the gold from Thailand is equal to the cost of the book's production cost in Orthez, France. The gold leaf and this book share the same value even if created from two very different points of departure. † Note that flipping of the pages of this book will pulverize and disperse the gold leaf into dust. For preservation, turn pages delicately as the gold leaf is extremely fragile and cannot be replaced."-- provided by distributor.

Resources:
Full text PDF

Subject:

Capital movements.
Earth sciences.
Natural resources.
Mouvements de capitaux.
Sciences de la terre.
Ressources naturelles.
earth sciences.
natural resources.

Form/genre:

Artists' books.
PDF.
artists' books (books)
Livres d'artistes.

Added entries:

Onestar Press, publisher.