Zoonation

by David Van Reybrouck

Artist book by Filip Van Dingenen published as a part of the 'Zoonation' project which also included a website and an art project. On his many travels, Van Dingenen observed and analyzed the visual culture of the zoo from various historical, anthropological, typological and aesthetic angles. Zoonation studies the analogies between cultural science and artistic approaches to their subject. The book, designed by Luc Derycke, is a startling hybrid synthesis of a tourist guide for zoo visitors, a report of a cultural-historical expedition and a pseudo-scientific case study. Contributors: David Van Reybrouck

160 pages, Hardcover

Published September 1, 2006

About the author

David Grégoire Van Reybrouck is a Belgian cultural historian, archaeologist and author. He writes historical fiction, literary non-fiction, novels, poetry, plays and academic texts. Moreover, he is the founder of the G1000 project in Belgium, a platform for democratic innovation and inclusive participatory politics.

He was born into a family of florists, bookbinders and artists. His father, a farmer's son, spent five years in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as a railway engineer immediately after independence.

He studied archaeology and philosophy at the University of Leuven (KU Leuven) and obtained a Master's degree in World Archaeology from the University of Cambridge. He also holds a doctorate from Leiden University.

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David Grégoire Van Reybrouck is een Vlaamse cultuurhistoricus, archeoloog en schrijver.

David Van Reybrouck in de Nederlandstalige Wikipedia

David Van Reybrouck in de Digitale Bibliotheek voor de Nederlandse Letteren

David Van Reybrouck bij "Schrijversgewijs"