In his third book this year, Matt Brand explores themes of ephemerality and reflection, turning a book of poems into an exhibition space of impressionistic tableaus. As in the author’s prior collections, time and our relationship to it still take center stage here. However, in these poems, Brand paints with a palette of emotions untypical for his prior workjoy, epiphany, celebration, contentment. This book-sized art exhibition makes pitstops in a James Benning film, Walter Benjamins critical theory, a wine fair in France, a first date in Berlin, a Janes Addiction music video, a long-distance COVID film club, and a Bernie Sanders meme. The outcome is a text that highlights the richness of our finite passing moments and the gratitude that can be found therein.

Format: Oversized Paperback
Published: UK, 2021
Publisher: Qualitative Methods LLC
Pages: 76
Language: English
ISBN 13: 9781953523020
ISBN 10: 1953523021