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A podcast series that wanders into the Bodleian Library’s collection of artists’ books, pokes around a bit and asks ‘what’s all this then?’
We will be talking to artists, makers, researchers and curators and pondering matters such as what makes a book a book, anyway? What happens if a book is made of something that decays? Are there any limits to what a library can collect? And, of course, what does this book smell like?
BOOKNESS is hosted by conservator Alice Evans and librarian Jo Maddocks. It’s brought to you by the Bodleian Library’s Centre for the Study of the Book and has been supported by a generous donation to the Bodleian Bibliographical Press.
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| 5 | Creative Commons | BOOKNESS with Justine Provino | On the 30th anniversay of its publication, BOOKNESS talks to book conservator and PhD candidate Justine Provino about her research into the self-destructing book 'Agrippa'. | Alice Evans, Jo Maddocks, Justine Provino | 09 Dec 2022 |
| 4 | BOOKNESS with Stephen Emmerson | BOOKNESS talks to poet and artist Stephen Emmerson about his book 'Translation of Die Aufzeichnungen des Malte Laurids Brigge', a paperback novel 'translated' into mushrooms. | Alice Evans, Jo Maddocks, Stephen Emmerson | 21 Nov 2022 | |
| 3 | Creative Commons | BOOKNESS with Yiota Demetriou | BOOKNESS talks to multi-media artist Yiota Demetriou about her book 'To You', a book made with thermal ink that requires the intimacy and heat of the reader's hands to reveal its text. | Alice Evans, Jo Maddocks, Yiota Demetriou | 15 Nov 2022 |
| 2 | BOOKNESS with Ben Denzer | In the first episode in this series, BOOKNESS talks to book designer and artist Ben Denzer, about a book he has created from 20 slices of Kraft American cheese. | Alice Evans, Jo Maddocks, Ben Denzer | 08 Nov 2022 | |
| 1 | Welcome to BOOKNESS | Welcome to BOOKNESS, a podcast from the Centre for the Study of the Book at the Bodleian Libraries exploring artists' books made of unusual materials… | Alice Evans, Jo Maddocks, Chris Fletcher, Emma Smith | 08 Nov 2022 |