Friday 30 September 2011

Arkiv: De ufullendte / Archive: The Unfinished Ones






Arkiv: De ufullendte / Archive: The Unfinished Ones, Kari Steihaug. A fantastic book from Magikon . A whole book full of unfinished knittings and the stories behind it.

"Archive: The Unfinished Ones is about the poetry in imperfection and about directing attention to something failed and lost. It is a documentary project and can simultaneously be read as an expression of many aspects of life that turn out differently than we plan." Kari Steihaug

15 comments:

  1. Anna Emilia30 September 2011 at 05:36

    It looks like a very nice book. To admit myself, that just yesterday I went through my own cabinet of unfinished things, only talking about cloth and yarn this time. There is a box at my parents´ where all the unfinished projects of my mother are. One of the biggest treasures for: to think to who it might have been meant to, how it could look like. But more than that, they are just perfect like that, unfinished. Still so full of ideas, thoughts, dreams.

    Happy weekend Camilla.

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  2. kara rane30 September 2011 at 06:59

    hi Camilla
    this is a very special project, bitter~sweet. How often Life is not completed under our control, but at the organic destiny of so much more. I can feel all these pieces sewn together into a whole.
    *much kindness*

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  3. Julie Lapointe - La Datcha30 September 2011 at 07:22

    How interesting that someone thought about doing a book on this subject...
    As Kara said, this is a bitter-sweet project; very moving to learn about the stories attached to each of these unfinished objects.
    Have a good weekend!

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  4. aloÿse30 September 2011 at 07:22

    j'ai envie de regarder encore et encore la moindre chose montrée ici.

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  5. marie-louise30 September 2011 at 09:21

    Jaa, tänk den där ljuvliga Kari Steinhaug!

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  6. Anonymous1 October 2011 at 01:24

    I feel that this honors those things that remain unfinished... imperfect. "Failed and lost" as the author said. I love it. I don't feel so bad about my drawers full of half done projects or things that just turned out ugly. Or any of my less than perfect ideas.

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  7. Anne Nowak1 October 2011 at 14:17

    What a fantastic book!!!

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  8. at swim-two-birds2 October 2011 at 04:24

    wow, what an amazing project; and sooo
    beautiful.

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  9. Kaylovesvintage2 October 2011 at 15:01

    great book

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  10. gracia3 October 2011 at 04:52

    Brilliance! What a book. Yes, here is to the unfinished project! Thanks for posting this.

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  11. cinzia ruggieri3 October 2011 at 08:26

    It looks so interesting!A great idea.Thank you for the suggestion,Camilla!

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  12. Annas Camping5 October 2011 at 00:35

    Ja, hun gjør kjempefine prosjekter!

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  13. Sydney 7 October 2011 at 09:55

    fantastic! they look so 3D! xx

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  14. Sydney 7 October 2011 at 09:56

    yes yes yes yes :)

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  15. BumbleVee1 November 2011 at 08:52

    I have boxes of dolls heads, arms and legs.... oh, and some bodies too of course...hahahhah... a bit more gruesome looking than socks I'll admit....

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