How Do You Create a Book Like This?

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Photographs of Asia by Ai Weiwei is out now. The book has a very fluid form factor, with lots of detail shots that are smaller and sweeping epichs that are bigger. To make it work you need to have a big field where your brain makes associations between the different images. And there's something happening in your brain unconsciously, as you kind of assemble something, all these images that are related but not the same.

In Episode #28, we explore the past, present, and future of Asia with Kevin Kelly, author of Vanishing Asia: A Masterclass on the Past, Present, and Future of Asia. We cover Kevin’s travel in Asia and how he viewed its changes over time, his thoughts on how to embrace the future while retaining cultural values and beauty, and understanding the nuances of Asia and the power it will hold in the future.

“Don't try to be the best; try to be the only. If at all possible, you want to be doing something that you have trouble describing because there's not a name for it. That's a sign that you are working in the territory of the only." – Kevin Kelly

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This episode is our guide to the past, present, and future of Asia. In it we cover:

(00:00:00) – Introduction
(00:01:44) – The full-time job of managing a Kickstarter campaign
(00:08:29) – The “1,000 true fans” concept
(00:22:39) – Art by the pound and writing out loud
(00:26:14) – The process of creating, compiling and culling photographs for Vanishing Asia
(00:38:27) – The photos in Vanishing Asia that resonate the most with Kevin
(00:44:45) – Kevin’s travel in Asia, and how he viewed its changes over time
(00:51:59) – Kevin’s thoughts on how to embrace the future while retaining cultural values and beauty
(00:58:49) – How Kevin's travel in Asia has affected his life
(01:06:41) – Understanding the nuances of Asia and the power it will hold in the future

ABOUT VANISHING ASIA

Kevin Kelly's new book, Vanishing Asia, features over 1,000 pages with 9,000 images from his hundreds of trips to remote places in Asia over the last 49 years.

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