Wake up from yesterday

A Book of Days

◎The Poet Laureate's private collection of images, recording 365+1 tributes to life on film and in ink◎Childhood treasures, old allies, literary heroes, glimpses of travel, the book I'm reading, and the music flowing through my room...
◎ A year spent with Patti Smith, delving into the artist's inner world ◎ A healing book that inspires you to explore the sparkle and inspiration in your daily life
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"This book is an expression of gratitude, hoping it will lift our spirits, even in the darkest moments. Every day is precious, because we are still breathing, still able to be touched by the sunlight that shines on a towering branch, a morning workbench, or the grave of a beloved poet."
After her husband's death in 1994, a Polaroid Land 250 film camera helped Patti Smith navigate the difficult times of being unable to write. In 2010, she received her first mobile phone and, inspired by a friend, began using it to create art. In 2018, she opened a social media account and continued posting, connecting with the present through images and text. In 2022, during quarantine, she re-examined her life and, inspired by social media, created this video diary, capturing precious moments from 366 days a year.
In Waking From Yesterday, musician and writer Patti Smith combines ancient and modern recording methods, using concise and restrained text and interrelated images to create a unique rhythm, allowing the past and the present to appear on paper: the coffee and sunglasses at hand, the trivial things on the desk, the beloved cat Cairo, the necklace from Mapplethorpe, Fred's guitar, Rimbaud's old house, Kurosawa's waterwheel, CBGB on the eve of its closing... leading us into the world of this artist and taking a glimpse into her daily life and sources of inspiration.

2024-01-01

上海人民出版社

Century Wenjing

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9787208184749