(unframed print, 19 in. wide x 13 in. high)
$100 from each sale will be donated to WYSO 91.3, the Yellow Springs NPR affiliate, in support of the important community and reporting work the station produces every day.
Art description: The foundational interface of organized knowledge, these standardized cards indexed entire libraries with a mere typewriter and cardstock. Kept in wooden drawers and held in place with metal rods, they required the physical navigation of flipping, scanning, and interpreting structured information. The system distributed intellectual order across thousands of sources, and finding a book became a tactile act of search and discovery, mediated by furniture and classification logic. As a precursor to digital search, the card catalog reveals how information retrieval was once spatial, manual, and deeply embodied.
Print runs for this exhibit are limited to 5 each, hand-signed, numbered, and stamp-authenticated by the artist. Works are printed on 13”x19” or 19”x13” 100% cotton rag with deckled and torn edges, using a 6-color, high resolution inkjet process. Print is mailed in a protective mailing tube, and comes with an identification tag as presented during the exhibit. Shipping and sales tax included in print price. Image shown at left is from original digital file, not from actual print.
(unframed print, 19 in. wide x 13 in. high)
$100 from each sale will be donated to WYSO 91.3, the Yellow Springs NPR affiliate, in support of the important community and reporting work the station produces every day.
Art description: The foundational interface of organized knowledge, these standardized cards indexed entire libraries with a mere typewriter and cardstock. Kept in wooden drawers and held in place with metal rods, they required the physical navigation of flipping, scanning, and interpreting structured information. The system distributed intellectual order across thousands of sources, and finding a book became a tactile act of search and discovery, mediated by furniture and classification logic. As a precursor to digital search, the card catalog reveals how information retrieval was once spatial, manual, and deeply embodied.
Print runs for this exhibit are limited to 5 each, hand-signed, numbered, and stamp-authenticated by the artist. Works are printed on 13”x19” or 19”x13” 100% cotton rag with deckled and torn edges, using a 6-color, high resolution inkjet process. Print is mailed in a protective mailing tube, and comes with an identification tag as presented during the exhibit. Shipping and sales tax included in print price. Image shown at left is from original digital file, not from actual print.