The World Explained. A Microhistorical Encyclopedia

Artist´s book by Erick Beltrán. Divided over three exhibition projects taken place in Sao Paulo, Barcelona, and Amsterdam, Beltrán interviewed a large number of people and collected a variety of personal theories on all kind of subjects. He drew his inspiration from micro-history, a genre in cultural history that focuses on personal stories and apparently minor events, sketching a picture of a culture or mentality of a particular period. ´Our view of the world is determined not just by what we have learned about the world or even what we have actually experienced,´ Beltrán explains. ´It consists to a large extent of suspicions, makeshift connections and personal interpretations.´ With an introduction by Anke Bangma. Design: Erick Beltrán with Gabrielle Paulty and Roger Willems. Edition 800 copies.