The Practical Visionary
Author | : Sophie Herxheimer |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 48 |
Release | : 2018 |
ISBN-10 | : 0957273886 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780957273887 |
Rating | : 4/5 (86 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Artists' book. "The Practical Visionary is a collaged dialogue between Sophie Herxheimer and Chris McCabe and their luminary inspiration, William Blake. Imaginary letters between Blake and the Citizens of London, and photographs of fleeting details on Lambeth streets, create 21st-century visions parallel to Blake's mythology. These are spliced together and expanded with borrowed words from the pages of a giant bible and a tiny nonconformist self-help book. The Practical Visionary moves freely between Blake's world and ours, demonstrating why his voice is a powerful and necessary as ever."--Back cover.