Kissing Architecture is one of a new collection of books by POINT, each book discusses in short a topic with theoretical and critical knowledge alongside an extendable amount of research into artists, designers who dealt with this topic. Kissing architecture could be taken in many ways as a book title and with its pink outer cover could suggest the action of standing face to face with your favorite piece of architecture ready for a pounce. Sadly "If you was excited by that" is not the case of this book written by Sylvia Lavin who describes and uses the kissing as a boundary for intersection and the attraction that architecture has with forms of contemporary art and installation. A key focus of the book is the notion and use of new emerging technology, multimedia installations, sound and video and how artists now select and use their chosen sites to best communicate their piece.
With an interest in architecture referring back to my degree I wanted to know and gain clarity into this idea that more so than ever architects and designers are collaborating making buildings to serve as a primary purpose in the support and installations for contemporary artists, this said then makes the architecture and the fabric of the building somewhat its own installation and contemporary art piece standing strong ready for interaction with its chosen user.
The book applies a series of references alongside imagery to support its topic and arguments and really involves you in its contents. I found myself "as an avid book collector" stuck in this book whilst away during the summer, intrigued by the new found act or "Kissing". I am looking forward to collecting the POINT series and have already got my next one sitting on the book shelf.
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