Library of Lost and Found Words
Library of Lost and Found Words
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I started with a collection of old boxes, each about the size of an average book. These had numbers stenciled on them. I took these numbers to several libraries and matched them up with non-fiction books of the same number using the Dewey Decimal system of cataloguing. I found a collection of old Agatha Christie books in a charity shop and tried to match their titles to the ones I had selected from the library.
Next I randomly selected words from each Agatha Christie book, firstly chosing what I called ‘artefact words’ and then going back over the story to fill in the gaps - I wove these words into a new story which I represented in the box ...
Box 910: 'Unforgettable Journeys to Take Before You Die' - then paired up with Agatha Christie's: 'Journey on the Orient Express'.
Box 785: 'The Well-Tempered Keyboard Teacher' - paired that up with Agatha Christie's: 'The Man in the Brown Suit'
Box 155: 'Unhappy Children - Reasons and Remedies' - paired that up with Agatha Christie's: 'The ABC Murders'
Box 910
'Unforgettable Journeys to Take Before You Die'
Box 785
Box 785
'The Well-Tempered Keyboard Teacher'
Box 155
Box 155
'Unhappy Children - Reasons and Remedies'
a few of the boxes
a few of the boxes
I had over 700 of these optical boxes, different ages and finishes
Basic Principals
Basic Principals
Old Delights
Old Delights
Silk and Pearls
Silk and Pearls
The Heirloom Box
The Heirloom Box
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