I had the name of Aida Bosch in my notes since I read about her on a mail out from akademie c/o, announcing her talk on the relevance of human-object-interactions. Googling her name now - with the upcoming RHYZOM publication in mind - it turns out that she's a professor at Erlangen University, which is only 30 miles from here. I met her this morning to talk about a possible contribution for the book to do with the role of the object in teh International Village Shop. We swapped goods, her recent book "Consumption and Exlusion" for a Frogbutterspoon and a Doily Bag from the Höfer Goods series.

Posted September 22, 2010 20:10 by Kathrin Böhm

It has cost me hours to work out how to get to the final RHYZOM meeting in Paris from here. From London it's two hours by train. From here it's eleven. So I finally decided to do the overnight train thing, went to the train station to get my ticket, and ........ the French train system is on strike from tomorrow on for two days. So Paris seemed seriously unreachable. It's going to be the overnight coach from Nürnberg now (can't wait) - thanks to Eurolines. Prices for flights have gone through the roof anyway.

Posted September 22, 2010 20:03 by Kathrin Böhm