A few days ago, I finished my latest zine, Museozine. This got me thinking about how artists have used the interview format in both performance and printed matter. Tonight in my Publications class I was introduced to a really awesome example of this (somewhat minor) tradition called the Danville Community Encyclopedia by artist Anna Callahan. For this project, Callahan hung out in a public library in Danville, Illinois interviewing members of the public of all ages about their respective areas of expertise. She eventually filled an entire book with transcriptions of the interviews she collected-- the encyclopedia entries as diverse as Ghostbusters, Gospel Songs, Attention Deficit Disorder, Protest, Chicago Illinois, Canada and Tupac.
This was an uber-limited edition. I wish I could buy this!
For more on Anna Callahan and her community projects, check out her website.
(P.S: This is my 300th post!)
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