{"product_id":"9781925336252","title":"Mirror Sydney","description":"Author: Vanessa Berry\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781925336252\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Giramondo Publishing\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Oct 2017\u003cbr\u003ePages: 320\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough delicately wrought essays and hand-drawn illustrated maps, \u003ci\u003eMirror Sydney \u003c\/i\u003echarts an alternative view of the harbour city, to show a place of suburban mysteries, hidden stories, and anachronistic sites. Vanessa Berry, one of Australia's most acute observers of the urban landscape, casts an attentive eye upon overlooked, odd, and seemingly mundane places, tracing their connections and their significance to the city as a whole.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs development shadows every aspect of the city's life, \u003ci\u003eMirror Sydney\u003c\/i\u003e documents, in a very personal way, the fast-vanishing traces of the recent past, finding new meaning in minor landmarks and uncelebrated sites. From abandoned amusement parks to mysterious traffic islands; from the railway lost-property office to the elephant buried in Sydney Park; and from the eccentric murals of the Domain's underground walkway to the remnants of the ill-fated monorail, Berry's curious gaze discovers an alternative and eccentric, little-known city.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBerry's writing balances the low-key iconoclasm of the punk and indie music scenes with the philosophical urban investigations of Walter Benjamin and Robert Walser. Her unique style of map illustration was developed through many years making zines and artworks, collaging detailed line drawings with text from typewriters and Letraset.\u0026amp;nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRead the review by Kim Kirkman in the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/westerlymag.com.au\/a-review-of-mirror-sydney-an-atlas-of-reflections-by-vanessa-berry\/\"\u003eWesterly magazine\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46867080020126,"sku":"ADS-9781925336252","price":39.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781925336252.jpg?v=1779429478","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781925336252","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}