Erick Beltran: Analfabet

by Matthijs van Boxsel, Erick Beltran (Artist)

Visiting Syria, Mexican artist Erick Beltrn found himself in a sea of unintelligible words on signs. His "word blindness" led him to ponder the "inner meaning" of the characters, not so much in semantic function as in form. Accompanying an exhibition at Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, which brought together photographs, texts, and a workshop led by a Chinese master calligrapher, this publication explores the puzzles posed by letters and will interest any traveler who has been similarly at sea.

176 pages, Paperback

First published September 15, 2005