Books | Andy Hughes

Dominant Wave Theory
Price: £17.50 + pp [ BUY HERE ]
Published by Booth-Clibborn Editions, London & Abrams Books, New York, 2006

This original, groundbreaking and prescient book brings together plastic material as a form of visual inquiry on the coast which explores the detritus and garbage washed up on the shores where the author learned to surf. The book was designed by David Carson. Carson is known for his innovative and experimental graphic design and typography work. Credited for popularising the use of sans-serif typefaces in graphic design. He has served as an art director for major publications such as Ray Gun, Beach Culture and Wired. The book includes essays and contributions by Chris Hines MBE, Dr Richard Thompson MBE, Lena Lencek, Dr Chris Short and Josh Karliner.

Gyre: The Plastic Ocean
Edited by Julie Decker
Published by Booth-Clibborn Editions, London

** SOLD OUT ** Some second hand copies are available [ BUY HERE ]

Lavishly illustrated with informational graphics, paintings, sculptures, drawings and photography, this 212-page book accompanies the Gyre exhibition. Twelve essays by scientists, artists, writers and others explore the ways in which we are all connected — both by trash and by the sea, and through our individual actions. Gyre: The Plastic Ocean looks at human consumption, modern materials and environmental change and their impacts upon one of the largest, most mysterious and critical components of our planet: the ocean.