Battered (2009)

• Main Author: Batey, Jackie
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: /dk/atira/pure/core/subjects/art; Art and Design; Burlington; Sheffield; atlantic cod
• Online Access: https://researchportal.port.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/battered-2009(7742fab4-a5fb-457b-9511-382169892042).html; http://www.dampflat.com/DAMPFLAT/books/battered/index.htm; http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/exhibitions/summer-exhibition/artist-books,1192,AR.html; http://bankstreetarts.com/exhibitions/2nd-sheffield-artists-book-prize-exhibition/

This book has a dual message; on one hand it’s a celebration of British chips but on the other it’s a lament to the declining cod stocks. The book is called Battered to reflect these two sides, both the cooking and the over-fishing. The Atlantic cod is a fish in crisis, stocks have suffered heavily...