Camille Henrot. Elephant Child

Originated during an Artist Research Fellowship at the Smithsonian Institution, which laid the ground­work for her 2013 video Grosse Fatigue and the sub­se­quent instal­la­tion The Pale Fox (2014–15), Elephant Child rep­re­sents the cul­mi­na­tion of a long-term inquiry into the human effort to make the uni­verse com­pre­hen­sible. The book con­tains an orig­inal text by Henrot written with Clara Meister and Michael Connor, doc­u­men­ta­tion, sketches, and research mate­rials. An inter­view between Henrot and social anthro­pol­o­gist Monique Jeudy-Ballini offers insight into Henrot’s char­ac­ter­istic approach of knowl­edge pro­duc­tion and orga­ni­za­tion. Ultimately, the book is an object of high uni­ver­salist ambi­tion—de­void of authority, cre­ating instead a vivid pris­matic image of the realm of thought.

Editorial direc­tion : Jacob Bromberg, Michael Connor, Clara Meister and Kristina Scepanski
Coordination : Clara Meister and Kristina Scepanski
Assistants coor­di­na­tion : Rosa McElheny and Lou Svahn
Graphic design : Project Projects

Edited by Iventory Press, New-York, and Koenig Books, London

Distribution: RAM Publications (North America), Buchhandlung Walther König (Germany and Europe), Cornerhouse Publications (UK et Ireland)

Parution: 2016

English edi­tion

20 x 30 cm 

208 pages 

ISBN 978-1-941753-06-4 (Inventory Press)
ISBN 978-3-86335-830-3 (Koenig Books)
 

29€

The pub­li­ca­tion can be pur­chased at Bétonsalon - center for Art and research, and is avail­able for mail order (cost of the book + postage).