Time Based Editions #3, Me, Le Corbusier, and a friend

A series of books directed by David Bergé and Ant Hampton binding print to time, merging sound with paper.

Time Based Editions offers an ingenious new format: an audio track combines narration, soundscapes, and instructions that guide you through a photo book. Kanal and CIVA present the premiere of the third book in the series: Me, Le Corbusier, and a Friend.

In 1911, Charles-Édouard Jeanneret (later Le Corbusier) and his friend August Klipstein embarked on a seven-month journey to “the Orient.” The visual material in Me, Le Corbusier, and a Friend consists of photographs the young Swiss men took during this trip with a camera and glass plates they carried—a physical challenge difficult to imagine today. The imperfections of the plates create a sense of authenticity.

The audio component is built around a fictional dialogue between the two protagonists. In it, artist David Bergé imagines the young men traveling through the various landscapes and encountering themselves during the seven-month journey.

Time Based Editions was founded in 2023 by artists David Bergé and Ant Hampton. Each book in the series is a unique work by a different artist or artist group. “Me, Le Corbusier, and a Friend” is a creation by David Bergé. In his work, he transforms objects and things from everyday life into participatory “time- and book-based” forms.

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