Memory lapse
Clifton Meador is an American book artist, whose work investigates “how the narratives of culture, history, and place are the basis for identity.” Memory Lapse describes his travels to Kem, a port-town on the White Sea in remote northern Russia. The book explores the Solovetski Monastery, which was...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Still Image |
| Language: | unknown |
| Published: |
Atlanta, Ga." Nexus Press
1999
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://server15963.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/artistsbook,1194 |
| Summary: | Clifton Meador is an American book artist, whose work investigates “how the narratives of culture, history, and place are the basis for identity.” Memory Lapse describes his travels to Kem, a port-town on the White Sea in remote northern Russia. The book explores the Solovetski Monastery, which was converted under Soviet authority to serve as the first gulag (forced labor camp)" The text wanders across the page, interlocking with tinted photos to create an atmosphere of reflection and distance. |
|---|