An Index of Bacteria
On the covers of library books
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Public library books are shared objects that we borrow and bring into our lives
temporarily before being returned. They are continuously
passed from home to home, user to user and between environments.
An Index of Bacteria looks closely at popular library books from different
temporarily before being returned. They are continuously
passed from home to home, user to user and between environments.
An Index of Bacteria looks closely at popular library books from different
genres at two public libraries, and makes visible the accumulated
and unseen traces of use left from their travels.
and unseen traces of use left from their travels.
What was revealed was entire ecosystems and hidden worlds;
intricate bacterial growths that we have collectively created.
intricate bacterial growths that we have collectively created.
An Index of Bacteria
on the covers of library books
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2017
