![]() ![]() ![]() © Kris Vervaeke & Hugo Puttaert/visionandfactory (2013). Inside: quadri offset printing on Focus Art Natural 115g, 264 pages, ft 14 x 20 cm. A Western observation on an Eastern phenomenon, this became the basis for this book concept, which has two reading directions, two reading ribbons, two fronts and two diametrical colour expressions of mourning: black and white.Ĭover: black offset printing on Tyvek. Portraits, personal and often intimate, that were never meant to serve as memorials. Fading faces that look at you from the tombstones. This ambitious work puts forward a new account of mathematics-as-language that challenges the coherence of the accepted idea of infinity and suggests a. These deserted cemeteries are home to many small portraits. While searching for Hong Kong landscapes, Kris Vervaeke stumbled upon these seas of graves with the cityscape in the background. Cemeteries are carefully chosen for good feng shui. They are a symbolic place, powerful and feared. In Ad Infinitum, Nicholas Ostler examines the reasons why Latin made such a long-lasting impact on language, and how it managed to stay alive for two. Cemeteries are essential features of Hong Kong's cultural landscape. This book presents a selection from over 1,000 photographs of portraits found on tombstones in Hong Kong's cemeteries. Ad infinitum : an empire lived in Latin - Fons et origo : Latins kin - Sub rosa : Latins Etruscan stepmother - Cui bono : Romes winning ways - Excelsior. ![]() Ad Infinitum: Books (492 results) You searched for: Title. Audio An illustration of a 3.5' floppy disk. Ad Infinitum: A Biography of Latin by Nicholas Ostler and a great selection of related books. Commissioned by Kris Vervaeke, photographer, Singapore. An illustration of two cells of a film strip. ![]()
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