Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Review: How to be an Explorer of the World / Keri Smith

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"Often we forget about the physicality of observing, literally changing our viewpoint or perspective."
 "We have become glued to our computer and television screens that we forget to explore the natural world, the original instructor on how to be curious about detail." (Jennifer New)

This book opens its readers to a whole new world stripped of its familiarity. From accidental art to things we've never seen before, from what we choose to keep and what we throw away, it makes us explore the world like we've seen it before.
"To question that which seems to have ceased forever to astonish us." 

How to be an Explorer of the World is a quick-read interactive book that engages its readers to the outside world and makes them appreciate it even more. Cut and tear pages of the book, write down field notes, paint it, smudge it, glue things on it --- everything will end up being "personal" and unique. The text is handwritten and the illustrations are wacky and strikingly unconventional which makes the reading experience a little bit more enjoyable.

Read it if you need a nudge to see the world in another angle. “Creativity arises from our ability to see things from many different angles.” Anything can be a starting point. Stop reading this. Shut down that computer screen. Explore the world!

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