Schlechte Wörter

Designer, concept: Peter Malutzki
Images/graphics: Peter Malutzki
Letterpress printer: Peter Malutzki
Writer: Ilse Aichinger
Categories: Bookwork / Image-graphic Books, Letterpress Books, Poetry/Proses/Text Works, Small Press Books

Reference no.:L/Mal.P-Aic.I/09.00 Place/Shelf:3ER

Book title:	Schlechte Wörter
Year made:	2009
Place made:	Germany
Original:	Yes
Edition: (No. in Edition)	50 (13)
Dimensions:	165 x 240
Binder:	bound by I von Ketelhodt
Physical description:	hard cover case binding
Medium:	text, photo-collage
Further information:
'Schlechte Wörter' translates Inferior Words. The text is a contemplation on the nature of language, the power and precision, or conversely the vagueness and impotence, of words. Aichinger prefers the latter, recognising the inherent danger of language. Interestingly, Malutzki chooses as inspiration for his illustrations, the Andersen's fairy tale 'The Emperors New Clothes', a tale all about the delusional possibilities of language. The illustrations show figures made completely of clothes.