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Margaret Salmon - K is for Kato: An Esperanto Alphabet Book

Dundee Contemporary Arts 2020 ISBN 9781999322311 Acqn 30586
Pb 21x26cm 64pp col ills £15

This new book has been published in collaboration with artist Margaret Salmon, following on from
her solo exhibition at Dundee Contemporary Arts during the winter of 2018-2019. It takes the form
of a visual journey through the Esperanto alphabet, where each letter and connected word is
accompanied by a corresponding black and white 10x8 format photograph taken by the artist.
This photographic series builds throughout the publication to form a beautiful and intimate
document of the people, animals, plants and objects that Salmon has come into contact with
throughout the winter of 2019-2020.

The book also contains a letter to the reader written by the artist, expressing a longstanding
fascination with different acts of looking and reading, and hinting at the transformative powers of
unique linguistic constructions like the Esperanto language. K is for Kato is intended for readers
of any age, and contains a helpful letter/sound index to aid the understanding and pronunciation
of each word.

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