Lost Tablets

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Author: Jan van Schaik, Yanni FlorenceThe Lost Tablets are a series of works by Jan van Schaik that explore the geometric language of architecture through the medium of children’s toy building blocks. Constructed by van Schaik from found blocks, with a mute face on one side and a dynamic, distinctly architectural side on the other, each tablet flickers with strange resonances that point to a shared but deeply subjective symbolism of building. Within this book, 50 authors respond to the first 50 works in the Lost Tablets series.Each author articulates their perception of one work, in their own language, and in a form corresponding to their own interests. They come from diverse fields and their readings are equally diverse. They are economists, songwriters, comedians, artists, curators, architects, linguists, sex workers, journalists, historians, lawyers, writers, philosophers, designers, poets, jewellers, educators, cyberneticians, students and therapists. Their readings are equally diverse.The Lost Tablets were exhibited throughout 2021 at the Quarantine Art Fair at Point Nepean, Spring 1883 Art Fair, Artsy, Neon Parc, Sarah Scout Presents and virtually at the 17th Venice Biennale of Architecture.ContributorsAdam Nathaniel Furman, Alonso Gaxiola, Amy Rudder, AnnaJohnson, Annacaterina Piras, Anusha Kenny, Audrey Schmidt,Beth George, Caitlin Blanchfield, Caitlin Fraser, Cameron Bruhn,Catherine Pierce, Conrad Hamann, Ellen Broad, Ellie Rennie,Esther Anatolitis, Fleur Watson, Genevieve Bell, Giles Fielke,Giselle Stanborough, Jaxon Waterhouse, Johan Michalove, JulienLeyre, June Jones, Leon van Schaik, L uli Eshrāghi, Lisa Sullivan,Liss Fenwick, Lucinda Price, Lucy Van, Mykaela Saunders, NikosPapastergiadis, Perry Kulper, Peter Atkins, Queenie Bon Bon,Ray Edgar, Robin Cohen, Robyn Stonehouse, Rory Hyde, SarahJamieson, Shona Stark, Sofi and Ehsan, Su san Cohn, Tilda Njoo,Tim Johannessen, Tohru Horiguchi, Tom McIlroy, Vivian Gerrand,Wendy RadfordISBN 9781922601186. Uro Publications. pb. 108 pages. 21 x 14.8 cm.available Show more