Plunder The Influence is a collaboration initiated by artist Adriane Herman that examines physical manifestations and sources of influence. Sincere and ebullient thanks to the many generous individuals and one collaborative team who took time to document their shelves or stacks of books and to think and write about them for this context. (See "The Stacks" at right.)
This project was occasioned by The Storytellers, an exhibition curated by Henry Wolyniec at the Unum Great Reading Room at the University of Southern Maine's Glickman Library (January 24-March 12, 2011) and is funded in part by a grant from the Maine Arts Commission, an independent state agency supported by the National Endowment for the Arts. (Thank you!)
Photo above is by Brian Reeves. Read all (or at least half) about it here.
Adriane,
I feel like I'm drowning in my interest for this project!
It is like stepping into a library and finding a room designed especially for me, filled with those whose work and influences I admire and am interested in, either directly or tangentially. I see many familiar books on the shelves of others -- that fills me with warm feelings.
I've just begun my exploration but expect to worm my way through all of the stacks!
Thanks again for this great project...it's endlessly interesting.
Posted by: Susan White | 02/10/2011 at 03:11 PM