What is a book, exactly? Bookmaker and artist, Dayanita Singh, writes that “a book is a conversation with a stranger in the future.” In other words, a book is not simply a medium to convey information, but rather a conduit for human connection, an enduring form that brings people together in ways both real and imaginary. Like Singh, we contend that a book is a relational tool, extending far beyond the boundaries of the material object itself. A book is a meeting place, containing multiple spaces in time, images, words, and whole pages waiting to be activated.

Public Programming

February 27, 5:00–7:30 p.m.: Exhibition reception and poetry/prose readingFebruary 28 and March 1, 2:00–3:00 p.m. and 3:30–4:40 p.m. both days: Tour and workshop at Onward & Company

March 1, 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.: Zine making and binding workshop

March 2, 2:00–4:00 p.m.: Field trip to Cornell’s Rare and Manuscript Collection

Events are free and open to the public, but attendance is capped due to space limitations.