Book Launch – Sleeplessness Somehow Spills Over
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28.09.2024
Sarmad X Limestone Books
The booklet “Sleepnlessness Somehow Spills Over” came out of Sarmad’s anonymous collaborative writing project between Fileona Dkhar and Flora Valeska Woudstra, Rotterdam-based artists, and was designed by Limestone’s Chen Jhen.
Without knowing each other’s identities, Flora and Fileona were invited to write on notions of nothingness and emptiness in a shared google doc for 2.5 months. Through the growing lines of whisper and murmur, they approached each other with sincerity and care, meanwhile taking a long, or short, breath, unpacking themselves bit by bit.
This digital place started to become a corner where one’s pillow is patted, wordlessness is heard, and vulnerability is stroked. The book launch will channel the authors’ voices on sleeplessness, resting and digesting, disability and illness through reading, weaving conversations and collectively taking a pause. One author will be present in person and the other online, whom the audience will be able to chat with through a Google Doc.