Home Made Russia

Post-Soviet Folk Artefacts

Vladimir Arkhipov, Damon Murray, Stephen Sorrell , FUEL

$49.99

Hardback

In stock
Ready to ship

QTY:

English

Fuel
28 July 2022

History; Handicrafts, decorative arts & crafts

'Each of these objects is personal, and has a personality, a story. In an age of in-built obsolescence there's something very radical in that. - Owen Hatherley, Tribune magazine

A reprinted edition of the highly popular book from 2006.

Home Made Russia features over 220 artefacts of Soviet culture, each accompanied by a photograph of the creator, their story of how the object came about, its function and the materials used to create it.

The Vladimir Arkhipov collection includes hundreds of objects created with often idiosyncratic functional qualities, made for use both inside and outside the home, such as a tiny bathtub plug carefully fashioned from a boot heel; a back massager made from an old wooden abacus; a road sign used as a street cleaner's shovel; and a doormat made from beer bottle tops.

Home Made Russia presents a unique picture of a critical period of transition, as the Soviet regime crumbled, but was yet to be replaced with a new system. Each of these objects is a window, not only into the life of its creator, but also the situation of the country at this time. Shortages in stores were commonplace, while wages might be paid in goods, or simply not paid at all. These exceptional circumstances lent themselves to a singular type of ingenuity, respectfully documented in intimate detail by Vladimir Arkhipov.

By: Vladimir Arkhipov, FUEL
Edited by: Damon Murray, Stephen Sorrell
Imprint: Fuel
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 200mm, Width: 120mm,
Weight: 640g
ISBN: 9781916218475
ISBN 10: 1916218474
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 28 July 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Vladimir Arkhipov was born in Ryazan in 1961. He studied visual anthropology under Valery Podoroga at the Russian State University. Since 1994 he has researched and exhibited home-made objects made by others, creating a worldwide database alongside an audio and video archive. He is currently working on the concept and methodology of The Museum of Homemade Things (The Museum of Other Things).

Reviews for Home Made Russia: Post-Soviet Folk Artefacts

Each of these objects is personal, and has a personality, a story. In an age of in-built obsolescence there's something very radical in that.--Owen Hatherley Tribune