welcome
to the
traces library
for creative literacy
Traces
is an ambient library and public art project with roots in Floyd, Virginia,
USA. The Traces reading room & art space will be installed in studio
124 at the Jacksonville Center in Floyd until September 30, 2006. To learn
more about the objects & artwork installed in this space, or to learn
how you can contribute your skills and talents to the Traces project,
please stay tuned to the ideapark.org
news loop.
theory
Self-help books are a nice idea...except when they
make it seem like life is so gloriously easy and simple that you'd have
to be an idiot to be unhappy.
featured link
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Dear reader - below is some content from the Traces archives. Thanks for your patience while I re-organize this.
Sincerely,
Suzy Nees, Editor
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comics
Lit'l
Miss Grifty's Ten Cent Tarot
Unlucky
in love? Wish you were cooler? Hate your career? Miss Grifty's got all
the answers you need.
writings
What is the deal with suffering?
An artist statement from January 2003 addressing
war, compassion, and the mothering instinct.
art
& the search for sanity
A profile of Yayoi Kusama. Love her, hate her, say what
you will about her naked performance art; just don't dismiss her as a
weirdo.
Traces
mission statement
A message from the editor about the Traces project
projects
appalachian
media institute
This project, based in eastern Kentucky, trains young
people in video production so that they can document the unique traditions
and complex issues of their mountain communities.
the
homeless museum
In the director's words, the Homeless Museum blends "absurdity
with sincerity...a dual critique of the cultural institution as enterprise
and the cult of the artist as shaman." This is a razor-sharp answer
to elitism and pretentious art rhetoric...a refreshing read for anyone
feeling a little (or a lot) disillusioned with contemporary art.
reference
What
is sustainability?
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.