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"1000 Extra, Ordinary Objects" explores a diverse range of items across categories such as food, fashion, animals, body, soul, and leisure, each accompanied by a color photograph and descriptive text. The book presents intriguing insights into these objects, often revealing surprising truths. For instance, a photograph of a bottle of strawberry-flavored drink critiques its marketing as a healthy alternative, exposing it as primarily sugar and additives. Other entries include unconventional uses of everyday items, such as liquid latex that dries on the skin and a potato used to induce swelling for temporary sick leave. The Prayer Sprayer house deodorant is humorously noted to work best when followed by a prayer. This collection invites readers to reconsider the ordinary, shedding light on the unexpected narratives behind common objects.
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1000 extra, ordinary objects, Karen Gerhards
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- Released
- 2005
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- Title
- 1000 extra, ordinary objects
- Language
- English, German
- Authors
- Karen Gerhards
- Publisher
- Taschen
- Released
- 2005
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 573
- ISBN10
- 3822848042
- ISBN13
- 9783822848043
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Art & Culture, Art, Photography, Design
- Rating
- 4.45 out of 5
- Description
- "1000 Extra, Ordinary Objects" explores a diverse range of items across categories such as food, fashion, animals, body, soul, and leisure, each accompanied by a color photograph and descriptive text. The book presents intriguing insights into these objects, often revealing surprising truths. For instance, a photograph of a bottle of strawberry-flavored drink critiques its marketing as a healthy alternative, exposing it as primarily sugar and additives. Other entries include unconventional uses of everyday items, such as liquid latex that dries on the skin and a potato used to induce swelling for temporary sick leave. The Prayer Sprayer house deodorant is humorously noted to work best when followed by a prayer. This collection invites readers to reconsider the ordinary, shedding light on the unexpected narratives behind common objects.