Laura Waddell's Blog - Posts Tagged "object-lessons"
Exit
My first book, Exit, is out on 3rd September 2020. I don't know what the world will look like then: my first events, at festivals, have been cancelled. But as it goes to print in a few weeks, I'm looking forward to holding it in my hands.
Exit contemplates the exits that are all around us. The ways in and out; the difference between here and there. The exits we take every day from buildings and transport. The moments when we cross over from one side to the other. Writing this book took me into unexpected places.
I originally set out to find out why I was so intrigued by exit signs, and looked into their design to find a fascinating history of worker's rights and communicating across language barriers.
I was drawn into wondering whether all exits are equal. I look at exits in migration, evacuation, eviction, and what is left behind when cultures are forced to exit.
And let's not forget the surprising number of songs about exits in Sesame Street. Everyone out of the exit door, the exit door, the exit door. I look at the art and literature curious about the dividing line between entering and exiting.
I hope that it will take you on your own journey into the exitscape.
Exit is available for pre-order wherever you buy books.
Exit
Exit contemplates the exits that are all around us. The ways in and out; the difference between here and there. The exits we take every day from buildings and transport. The moments when we cross over from one side to the other. Writing this book took me into unexpected places.
I originally set out to find out why I was so intrigued by exit signs, and looked into their design to find a fascinating history of worker's rights and communicating across language barriers.
I was drawn into wondering whether all exits are equal. I look at exits in migration, evacuation, eviction, and what is left behind when cultures are forced to exit.
And let's not forget the surprising number of songs about exits in Sesame Street. Everyone out of the exit door, the exit door, the exit door. I look at the art and literature curious about the dividing line between entering and exiting.
I hope that it will take you on your own journey into the exitscape.
Exit is available for pre-order wherever you buy books.
Exit
