Descripción
Lisa Tan takes several language dictionaries and brings together all the words with definitions accompanied by an illustration or image. For the exhibition Komunikazio-inkomunikazio she created a wallpaper composed of images from the dictionary of the English language (Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary, 10th edition), and two framed prints based on the dictionary of the Basque language (Adorez Eskola Hiztegia, 15th edition). As a whole, the pieces transform the empirical into poetic and the poetic into political.
They reflect the particular concerns and values of a language culture, including the way it views the function and ownership of knowledge.
Autores
Temática
Tipo de Obra
Año
2021
Material
Print on cotton paper Illustrations: Juan Mari Arrizabalaga and Begoña Medel
Dimensiones
138 x 181 cm (each one)
Imagenes
Imagen
!["The Basque Language in the Dictionary, 2021"](/sites/default/files/styles/breakpoint_376/public/2021-12/20210528_Komunikazio-Prentsaurrekoa_04.jpg?itok=5qrj_Phm)
Imagen
!["The Basque Language in the Dictionary, 2021"](/sites/default/files/styles/breakpoint_376/public/2021-12/20210528_Komunikazio-Prentsaurrekoa_56.jpg?itok=c0GrH9xg)
Imagen
!["The Basque Language in the Dictionary, 2021"](/sites/default/files/styles/breakpoint_376/public/2021-12/20210528_Komunikazio-Prentsaurrekoa_57.jpg?itok=zE1uizU8)
Pertenece al proyecto
Imagen Listado
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!["The Basque Language in the Dictionary, 2021* The English Language in the Dictionary (versión papel mural), 2021**"](/sites/default/files/styles/breakpoint_376/public/2021-12/20210528_Komunikazio-Prentsaurrekoa_55.jpg?itok=hWt_jFR6)