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Old books reborn as art

Brian Dettmer · TED

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About

What do you do with an outdated encyclopedia in the information age? With X-Acto knives and an eye for a good remix, artist Brian Dettmer makes beautiful, unexpected sculptures that breathe new life into old books.

The talk

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TEDYouth 2014
Speaker
Brian Dettmer
Year
2014
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Art, architecture and design
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
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