A Cookbook of Invisible Writing
By Amy Suo Wu
Onomatopee Projects, 2019
Spiral bound in flaps, 6.69 x 9.44 in.
224 pages
$18
WPA Note:
This book is a part of our "On Gathering" series.
Description:
A Cookbook of Invisible Writing, written and designed by Amy Wu, is an introduction to analog steganography, a type of secret writing that is hidden in plain sight. It is an invisible ink coloring book, recipe book, puzzle book and artistic research book. This book also serves as a starter pack to run workshops for those who are interested in alternative forms of communication. A Cookbook of Invisible Writing provides a wide variety of invisible ink recipes and other communication techniques that may be used to subvert surveillance, bypass censorship and make visible the struggles of minorities and other marginalised cultures. Additionally, it aims to inspire communities to develop their own new poetic and playful forms of communication as a way of nurturing social bonds.
About the Author(s):
Amy Suo Wu was bon in China, grew up in Australia, and lives in the Netherlands as an artist and teacher. Her practice is an exploration into how to (re) activate, amplify, and preserve erased or obscured histories in critical and playful ways. She is currently a graduation project supervisor at Experimental Publishing at Piet Zwart Insititute, and teaches at Cultural Diversity at Willem de Kooning Academy, both in Rotterdam.