Thomson, Amanda
microbursts
- ISBN 13:
- 9781913513061
- author:
- Thomson, Amanda
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Prototype Publishing Ltd.
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2022
- Pages:
- 120
- Dimensions:
- 1.5 x 13.2 x 13.2 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Arts & Photography, Language Arts, Writing,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Microbursts is a hybrid collection of lyric essays that explore the intersections of life and death, creativity and letting go. Originally written as a response to the author's parents' illnesses and deaths, this text-based work confronts the raw emotions of crisis and grief. Through collaboration with Amanda Thomson, the project expanded to consider the role of design and visual intervention in shaping the text. The result is a book that delves into themes of illness, crisis, creativity, caring, death, and grief, while also examining the formal concerns of cross-genre writing. With its accessible, poetic language and engaging narrative, microbursts uses the essay form to explore intensely personal experiences and universal emotions. The book's visual presentation is formally audacious, with a sensitive and intricate design that enhances the text's tension, understanding, and pace.