ABOUT SCINTILLA

SCINTILLA LIMITED IS THE PRODUCTION COMPANY OF
LINDA BJÖRG ARNADOTTIR BASED IN REYKJAVIK, ICELAND.

THE DEGREES BOOKS SERIES BY
PHOTOGRAPHER AMI SIOUX
IS PRODUCED BY SCINTILLA LTD.

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REYKJAVIK 64°08N 21°54W
CREDITS

BOOK CONCEPT BY AMI SIOUX
GRAPHIC DESIGN BY AS/EC
DIGITAL IMAGING AND COLOR SEPARATION BY CHRISTOPHER LUND.
MOCKUP BY ANDREW BURGESS.
CLOSING TEXT BY GUNNAR HERSVEINN
ICELANDIC TRANSLATION BY
BERNARD J. SCUDDER

ABOUT °BOOKS

THE ° BOOKS IS A NEW SERIES OF
BOOKS OF WHICH
REYKJAVIK 64°08N 21°54W
IS THE FIRST TO BE RELEASED.

BERLIN 52°32N 13°24E,
PARIS 48°50N 2°23E,
LONDON 51°31N 0°04W,
NEW YORK 40°43N 73°59W;
ARE IN THE WORKS.

THE °BOOKS PROJECT WAS BORN IN EAST BERLIN IN 2003, WHERE AMI HAD BEEN LIVING FOR THREE YEARS.

ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS, PEOPLE HAD HANDED HER A HAND DRAWN MAP OF DIRECTIONS TO A PARTY OR TO THEIR HOUSE RATHER THAN A STREET ADDRESS AS EAST BERLIN WAS STILL BEING REBUILT.

IN EACH OF THE CITIES, AMI ASKS 50 OF ITS INHABITANTS TO HAND-DRAW A MAP TO A PLACE OF THEIR CHOOSING, A PLACE THAT IS SIGNIFICANT OR IMPORTANT TO THEM PERSONALLY, FOR ANY REASON.

SHE THEN USES THE MAPS TO NAVIGATE TO EACH LOCATION AND TAKE A PHOTOGRAPH TO REPRESENT EACH LOCATION.

THE ° BOOKS PORTRAY A SIDE OF EACH CITY AS INTERPRETED BY THOSE WHO LIVE AND WORK IN IT EVERY DAY. ITS NOT A "GUIDE" TO THE NEW CAFÉ OR CLUB, BUT RATHER, A UNIQUE WAY OF DISCOVERING DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE CITY.

ABOUT AMI SIOUX

AMI SIOUX WORKS AS A FREELANCE PHOTOGRAPHER
IN PARIS AND IS A REGULAR CONTRIBUTOR TO THE NEW YORK TIMES STYLE MAGAZINE, SELF SERVICE MAGAZINE
i-D MAGAZINE,DAZED AND CONFUSED TOKYO, TANK MAGAZINE, PAPER MAGAZINE, AND MANY OTHER INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINES.

PARIS 48°50N 2°23E

AMI AND HER TEAM WILL BE SHOOTING THE PARIS VERSION OF THE BOOK THIS MAY 2008. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN CONTRIBUTING BY MAKING A MAP, PLEASE CONTACT VIA THE CONTACT PAGE ON THIS WEBSITE. LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU!!