Project « The place of the book within modern-day artistic practices »

Mariemont’s collections of artist’s books provide a basis for more general reflection on the changing place of books in modern-day artistic practices. Deliverables of this project have included a call for proposals on contemporary practices in the book sector and symposiums, festivals, meetings and exhibitions in Belgium, France and Canada.

Research projects:

Art research: between creation and display

Researcher

Sofiane Laghouati

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The museography and display of literature and books

It also serves as a hub for the activities of RIMELL (interdisciplinary research on the museography and display of literature and books)

The literary arts: formats and forms of contemporary literature

Research carried out in Canada and France has revealed the emergence since the 2000s of new literary practices in a digital environment

Bindings: between utilitarian design and works of art

The primary function of bindings is to protect the paper or parchment contents of the book.

Scientific team

The research carried out at Mariemont is organised around 8 thematic areas which reflect the specific features of the scientific work carried out in the museum sector.

There are around thirty collaborative research projects in which members of the Mariemont scientific team are involved.

The results of this research are made available to the scientific community and are the subject of ongoing accessibility work to ensure that they are passed on to the public.

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