How
shall this be made part of man's scientific knowledge?
(What
physical form will this project take? How will I convey the weirdness
of this science?)
A volume
of detailed ethnographic description of aforementioned indigenous
culture, including within its pages text, fine photographic
reproductions, and film footage of this strange people. *
*
Using: a hard-bound book.
The first section
will contain text (imitating the typographical and rhetorical
style of the late 19th century) and photographs taken on 120mm
film using a Holga camera, as well as 35mm film.
The second section
is constructed to hold a 5.6" LCD screen, which will
play a looped video of Super8 film footage.