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Topic: Edgar Martins: Rehearsal of Space and the Poetic Impossibility to Manage the Infinite
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cspg Member Posts: 6210 From: Geneva, Switzerland Registered: May 2006
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posted 05-28-2014 03:25 AM
Edgar Martins: The Rehearsal of Space and the Poetic Impossibility to Manage the Infinite by Sérgio Mah, João Seixas, John Gribbin and photographer Edgar Martins Though a notoriously secretive organization, in 2012 the European Space Agency (ESA) allowed Portuguese photographer Edgar Martins (born 1977) to explore their facilities. The photographs collected here depict more than 15 ESA facilities — test centers, robotics departments, jet propulsion laboratories, space simulators, astronaut training centers and more — scattered throughout the world. Though Martins' photographs aim for total reproductive fidelity, their very simplicity and starkness disassembles space, provoking contemplation of the aesthetic, material and discursive potentialities of these highly confidential areas. Martins' project does not end with this volume: between 2014 and 2018, his exploration of the ESA will continue in the form of audience-driven events, such as seminars, exhibitions and forums. - Hardcover: 184 pages
- Publisher: La Fábrica (September 30, 2014)
- ISBN-10: 8415691688
- ISBN-13: 978-8415691686
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garymilgrom Member Posts: 1966 From: Atlanta, GA Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 05-28-2014 08:51 AM
I wonder what the three authors brought to this book which seems to be a photo book from the description. |
cspg Member Posts: 6210 From: Geneva, Switzerland Registered: May 2006
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posted 05-28-2014 09:43 AM
It's a Spanish and English book. I don't speak Spanish — maybe some cS members can help out. |
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 42981 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 05-28-2014 09:51 AM
The publisher's website notes that Mah, Seixas and Gribbin contributed essays. |
cspg Member Posts: 6210 From: Geneva, Switzerland Registered: May 2006
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posted 05-28-2014 10:36 AM
It's the word "poetic" that prompted my response/query. | |
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