Elise Catrion Gregg
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WLRN
Visitors can share their favorite quotes on literature and reading at The Unreading Room.
The physical aspect of literature is another crucial element for Chamy. He admits he loves his digital books. But physical works have played a role in his other art as well, which is why he included the stacks of books in The Unreading Room.
One graphic design project he worked on as a student used the text “Lingering in the Woods” by author Umberto Eco – flipping the pages sideways, Chamy gave himself a huge margin in the pages to add his own work while incorporating the actual writing.
Chamy told WLRN that he never writes in the margins of his own books. The margins again became a meaningful thing for him years later, though.
He had a partner who ended up passing away from cancer. While going through his belongings, Chamy found a copy of a book they both loved — filled with his partner’s notes in the margins.
“To feel that we had read this book together but separately and then suddenly I had his thoughts in my mind as I was reading it,” he said. “I still have that book, and so I think that books for me, I’ve discovered, are kind of magical objects.”
For Chamy, it’s not just the politics of book banning he wants to address in The Unreading Room. It’s the new world of media consumption and literacy.
“I think that, for example, now we’re in the midst of trying to understand what is factual literacy? What is truth literacy? What is AI literacy? How do we navigate this new world?” he asked.
“We are no longer really reading 19th century novels that took 800 pages. We’re listening to podcasts,” Chamy said. “That’s a different form of literacy. We’re watching YouTube.”
“How that’s changing us is, I think, an open question for all of us.”
IF YOU GO
“The Unreading Room”
WHO: Exhibition by Dimitry Saïd Chamy
WHERE: Florida International University’s Miami Beach Urban Studio, 420 Lincoln Rd., Suite 440, Miami Beach, FL 33139
WHEN: The exhibition opened Oct. 14 and runs through Nov. 22. Visitors are welcomed to the Urban Studios from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. weekdays or by scheduled appointment. The facility is closed Saturdays and Sundays.
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