Description

Living with pleasure, perception and Dyeris attribute irreverence, this book provides a tutorial round the maze, applying a path through the realms of literature, art, photography, audio. Across 10 years' worth of documents, Operating the Area covers the images of Martin Parr and the pictures of Turner, the publishing of Scott Fitzgerald and the critique of Susan Sontag, and contains substantial individual items - 'On Being an Only Child', 'Sacked' and 'Reader's Block' among many others. Dyer's depth of vision and generosity of nature mix to create a guide for means of being in - and viewing - the planet nowadays.