Microhistories

Editors: Magnus Bärtås, Andrej Slávik
”The Touch of the Reel. A conversation between Lina Selander, Oscar Mangione and Axel Andersson”.
”To the vision machine” and ”Silphium” by Lina Selander.
Published by: Konstfack Collection, Konstfack University College of Arts, Crafts and Design, Stockholm
Language: English
Pages: 304.
Publishing year: 2016
ISBN: 9789185549207
Order: Adlibris

Microhistories studies the form of the video essay, which can be said to treat its subject matter in a critical and investigative way while at the same time reflecting its processes and its considerations. It shares this preoccupation with the small, marginalized stories with an approach within the field of history, so-called microhistory. Here one studies habits and routines rather than deliberate actions, underlying mentalities rather than explicit views. In microhistory the exception is more interesting than the rule, including the everyday, the overlooked details – all this that can prove to be as important as the “grand” recognized history. This publication brings together the results of a three year artistic research project which brought together prominent practices and theoreticians within three fields – art, artistic research and microhistory – in order to build shared knowledge.

Contributors: Axel Andersson, Magnus Bärtås, Carlo Ginzburg, Mika Hannula, Behzad Khosravi Noori, Oscar Mangione, Suzana Milevska, Lina Selander, Lena Séraphin, Andrej Slávik, Lars-Henrik Ståhl, Michelle Teran.

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