Codex / Micah Bloom

Identifier:FA.OSS1.2206

Dimensions:10.7 x 13 in; 27 x 33 cm

Creation dates:2017

contributor: ShaunAnne Tangney, Laurel Reuter, Bethany Andreasen, Thora Brylowe, Sheila Liming, David Haeselin, Justin Sorensen, Robert E. Kibler, Ryan Stander, Brian Prugh

designed by: Micah Bloom, Marissa Dyke

Subjects: floods, natural disasters, photobooks

Description:Photobook documenting books ruined by flooding in Minot, North Dakota in 2011. Includes nine essays exploring engaging with physical books, the history of the book, and local events around the flood. Case binding with a book jacket. 233 pages. Printed in an edition of 20. "Micah Bloom's 'Codex' examines the fate of books in the aftermath of the 2011 Minot flood. It is an ambitious project that flows across a wide range of media (digital text, video, hardcover, and paperback), embraces archaeological sensibilities, and speaks simultaneously to universal and profoundly local experiences." -- The Digital Press at the University of North Dakota