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Proverb strings or mutánga play an important role in the oral tradition of the Lega, a group of people from the northeastern areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Each string carries 40-60 miniature objects, which represent a proverb and traditionally function as carriers of wisdom. The meaning of these objects is activated in social situations, often in a debate by members of the community.Sarah van Lamsweerde's project explores this past tradition and questions what it would mean to develop such an ideographic device in this age of disembodied images and communications. Real and imagined metaphors emerge through strangely familiar but clearly contemporary objects, tales and actions, creating a speculative view on what forms of knowledge can be achieved and rendered from (im)material interactions with our environment today.AUTHORs: Tijs Goldschmidt, Sarah van Lamsweerde, Norberto Llopis Segarra, Alessandra Saviotti

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• Full title: Paper Is A Leaf That Will Destroy Us In Its Fall
• Author: Sarah van Lamsweerde
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 82
• EAN: 9789491677502
• ISBN: 9491677500
• ID: 13399119
• Publisher: Onomatopee
• Weight: 201 g
• Dimensions: 243 × 164 × 7 mm

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