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Alpha

by Doug Aitken

This collection presents images and text from the multichannel film work Alpha, exploring themes of travel and dematerialisation. The volume is uniquely bound in the shape of a human head in profile.

Accession 3263 ISBN 3905701111 Publisher JRP Ringier
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