THE WORLD AS TEXT

A blog dedicated to the collaborative process of designing and building THE WORLD AS TEXT, a temporary summer reading room and exhibition of artists books (June 16 - August 12, 2011) at the Center for Book and Paper Arts (CBPA) at Columbia College Chicago.

The design collaboration, led by artist and builder John Preus, took place May 23 - June 3 at CBPA, with site visits to the Dorchester House and Recycle Plus. The reading room is built from materials collected in a 14 foot moving truck, from Recycle Plus.

Participants

Lead Artist
John Preus

Studio Assistants/Designers

Kevin Reiswig

John Badal



Faculty / Staff
Steve Woodall, Director, CBPA
Jessica Cochran, Curator of Exhibitions, CBPA
Kevin Henry, Faculty, Art + Design, Columbia College
Petra Probstner, Faculty, Art + Design, Columbia College

Students / Participants
Christina Whitehouse
Norman Teague
Trisha Martin   
Andrew D. Jones
Elizabeth Isakson    
Michael Webster   
Zachary Michael