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Drift: The Hammersmith and City Line (Penguin Underground by Philippe Parreno

By Philippe Parreno

Artist and filmmaker, Philippe Parreno, who created the documentary, Zidane: A twenty first Century Portrait, takes us in glide on a distinct voyage via London - a trip with no the common reasons of a trip, an inventive, psychogeographical course - a part of a chain of twelve books tied to the twelve strains of the London Underground.

'This is my quite steam punk thought: A time computer. whenever you learn this publication you are going to return in time. It takes an hour to learn the e-book and it takes an hour to arrive Barking station from Hammersmith station. this can be an hour in 21 years.'

So starts Philippe Parreno, working in movie clips from Marilyn to Gremlins, Philip okay. Dick to Jurassic Park, exploring as he is going the that means of time, of recognition, of artwork and construction. the result's a controversy, an essay, a psychogeography, a manifesto.

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