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(Archive) BOEKen DELEN

anthopology of Anthon Beeke

This project was part of DDW 2020

A collection of books tells different stories about its collector, through the layers of information that cross-pollinate each other. How does the book lunatic look at the world and which social and cultural events are reflected in the books' choices. How does the creative collector's oeuvre relate to the collection? Where did knowledge and inspiration come from?

Lost bookcases. More and more information can be found on the internet, which is why more and more people are disposing of their book collections rigorously. This also applies to well-known creative Dutch people. How can we preserve and share these person