Full Description
Taking the most existential question, 'What is the Meaning of Life?', this publication dissects creative expression, considers the place for frivolity, and unpacks the rhythms and rules of the everyday to address how we might live more meaningfully.
In this highly illustrated book, John Kenneth Paranada looks at how creativity can offer a greater sense of purpose, and the role of art in resetting the tempo of a distracted culture. Ben Highmore and Sam Tacconi explore how embracing play and a gaming approach to life can bring value and make sense of behaviours, both on an individual level and across communities, while Ed Krčma and Jessica Barker address the evolving daily routines and societal rules by which we live our lives, examining how these impact our sense of purpose and belonging. Finally, Rosy Gray reflects on how grief can offer pause and how we can find solace in the multiverse, urging us to re-consider the meaning and value of our (many) lives.
This book accompanies a season of exhibitions and projects at the Sainsbury Centre.
Contents
Foreword - Jago Cooper
Introduction - Tania Moore and Jago Cooper
Joy Like Time - John Kenneth Paranada
Glorious, Convulsive Frivolity: Wild Play - Ben Highmore
Gods, Heroes and Kings at Play: Games in Human Societies - Sam Tacconi
Living by the Rule - Ed Krčma and Jessica Barker
Libby Heaney: Life in the Multiverse - Rosy Gray
Acknowledgements
Author biographies
Picture credits
Notes
Index
