2023Accidental Cooking: A collection of stains, splatters & splotches found inside the pages of public library cookbooks in Sydney, Australia
This book is about the shared experience of public library cookbooks and the delightful food-ridden traces left in them by users (and questions whether we all have trouble following a recipe).
From a splatter leftover from the sizzle of a frypan—to stains so large it makes you wonder what happened to a reader’s cooking endeavours—Accidental Cooking hilariously documents the stains found in the cookbooks of four public libraries in Sydney, Australia. It takes an even closer peek behind the covers of these cookbooks, swabbing their stains for bacteria and watching in wonder at the invisible worlds that grow. But don’t be grossed out! Paying homage to libraries through a form reminiscent of catalogue cards, this collection of accidental stains and growths celebrates the ephemeral and shared nature of public library books, their users and the mood of discovery found in libraries.
Accidental Cooking: A collection of stains, splatters & splotches found inside the pages of public library cookbooks in Sydney, Australia
This book is about the shared experience of public library cookbooks and the delightful food-ridden traces left in them by users (and questions whether we all have trouble following a recipe).
From a splatter leftover from the sizzle of a frypan—to stains so large it makes you wonder what happened to a reader’s cooking endeavours—Accidental Cooking hilariously documents the stains found in the cookbooks of four public libraries in Sydney, Australia. It takes an even closer peek behind the covers of these cookbooks, swabbing their stains for bacteria and watching in wonder at the invisible worlds that grow. But don’t be grossed out! Paying homage to libraries through a form reminiscent of catalogue cards, this collection of accidental stains and growths celebrates the ephemeral and shared nature of public library books, their users and the mood of discovery found in libraries.
2023Accidental Cooking: A collection of stains, splatters & splotches found inside the pages of public library cookbooks in Sydney, Australia
This book is about the shared experience of public library cookbooks and the delightful food-ridden traces left in them by users (and questions whether we all have trouble following a recipe).
From a splatter leftover from the sizzle of a frypan—to stains so large it makes you wonder what happened to a reader’s cooking endeavours—Accidental Cooking hilariously documents the stains found in the cookbooks of four public libraries in Sydney, Australia. It takes an even closer peek behind the covers of these cookbooks, swabbing their stains for bacteria and watching in wonder at the invisible worlds that grow. But don’t be grossed out! Paying homage to libraries through a form reminiscent of catalogue cards, this collection of accidental stains and growths celebrates the ephemeral and shared nature of public library books, their users and the mood of discovery found in libraries.
Accidental Cooking: A collection of stains, splatters & splotches found inside the pages of public library cookbooks in Sydney, Australia
This book is about the shared experience of public library cookbooks and the delightful food-ridden traces left in them by users (and questions whether we all have trouble following a recipe).
From a splatter leftover from the sizzle of a frypan—to stains so large it makes you wonder what happened to a reader’s cooking endeavours—Accidental Cooking hilariously documents the stains found in the cookbooks of four public libraries in Sydney, Australia. It takes an even closer peek behind the covers of these cookbooks, swabbing their stains for bacteria and watching in wonder at the invisible worlds that grow. But don’t be grossed out! Paying homage to libraries through a form reminiscent of catalogue cards, this collection of accidental stains and growths celebrates the ephemeral and shared nature of public library books, their users and the mood of discovery found in libraries.
