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A study in community interactions (2016)

A study in community interactions is a self-published publication that captures the entirety, and the extension, of my intervention, performed for my initial project Cultivate a Spot. After producing the postcard series for Cultivate a Spot, many questions cropped up for me and much reflection ensued, which prompted me to continue the social experiment by performing five more interventions. Some of the questions were concerned with the behaviour I observed while others contemplated the act of the intervention as art and its potential as agent of change.

The publication is an open edition and was/is available at the following events/venues:

  • Eyelevel Bookstore, 2024 (one copy available for sale there)
  • The East Vancouver Showcase, August 12, 2016
  • Vancouver Art/Book Fair, October 14-16, 2016
  • Vancouver Public Library, zine section of the main branch

“A study in community interactions,” 8×10 inches, 28 pages, colour, laser digitally printed, open edition

If interested in purchasing a copy, please send inquiries or your name and mailing address through the contact form. Payment is by e-transfer.

Currently available for purchase, $15 one copy, plus shipping.
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Front Cover and Back
Front Cover and Back
Contents Page
Contents Page
Page 3 and 4
Page 3 and 4
Apples, page 5 and 6
Apples, page 5 and 6
Carrots, page 13 and 14
Carrots, page 13 and 14
Sardines, page 19 and 20
Sardines, page 19 and 20
Conclusion, page 23 and 24
Conclusion, page 23 and 24

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