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The incomplete thombu / T. Shanaathanan ; [edited by Sharmini Pereira].
Fine Arts Library N7433.4.S525 I53 2011
By Request
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sanathanan.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Tamil (Indic people).
- Housing.
- Internally displaced persons.
- Artists' books.
- History.
- Refugees.
- Social conditions.
- Sri Lanka--History--Civil War, 1983-2009--Refugees--Social conditions--Pictorial works.
- Sri Lanka.
- Artists' books--Sri Lanka--Specimens.
- Internally displaced persons--Sri Lanka--Pictorial works.
- Tamil (Indic people)--Housing--Pictorial works.
- Refugees--Social conditions.
- Genre:
- Artists' books (books)
- History.
- Pictorial works.
- Specimens.
- Illustrated works.
- Physical Description:
- 320 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm
- Place of Publication:
- [London] : Raking Leaves, 2011.
- Summary:
- An art project on Tamil life in Sri Lanka during the Civil War.
- Notes:
- Title from card cover.
- "An unexpected yet poignant artist's book, commenting on the tragic civil war in Sri Lanka from 1983-2009. A "thombu" is a Dutch term for a public land registry. This beautifully designed project records the displacement of Tamil people in an achingly personal way: each entry is a simple floor plan, drawn from memory by a displaced Tamil-speaking citizen. A vellum overlay with an architect's crisp drawing makes the lost home "real" in yet another way. Drawings are accompanied by the name of the person who lost their home, their profession, and a brief interview, telling the story of the upheaval and the memories they took with them. The maps vividly reveal what was lost in a conflict that lasted more than 30 years. A moving example of how art and politics can intersect."--Publisher's Web site.
- "Offset lithography on 80gsm creamy bulky woodfree and 73gsm tracing paper card cover with gatefold front and back."--Publisher's Web site.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Smidt Family Modern and Contemporary Art Collection Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780955667459
- 0955667453
- OCLC:
- 794812399
- Publisher Number:
- 40020965976
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