Dec. 8: Book Launch of Micah Bloom’s ‘Codex’

Micah Bloom’s Codex examines the fate of books in the aftermath of the 2011 Minot flood. It is an ambitious project that flows across a wide range of media (digital text, video, hardcover, and paperback), embraces archaeological sensibilities, and speaks simultaneously to universal and profoundly local experiences.

The book is available in both an expanded, color digital download and in a trade paperback (coming soon!). Both versions bring together Bloom’s haunting imagines with nine essays exploring our own engagement with physical books, the history of the book, and the events surrounding the 2011 flood in Minot, North Dakota.

Micah Bloom, Thora Brylowe, Sheila Liming, David Haeselin, and William Caraher will discuss the book in a panel discussion moderated by Brian Schill on Dec. 8, at 3 p.m. at the North Dakota Museum of Art, 261 Centennial Drive, Grand Forks, North Dakota.