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== Simon Browne ==
== Simon Browne ==
An artist, researcher and self-proclaimed "contingent librarian", convenient shorthand for an ever-expanding multitude of actions he performs.  
An artist, researcher and self-proclaimed "contingent librarian", convenient shorthand for an ever-expanding list of actions he performs in his practice.  


He is also a member of [[Varia]] and is a graduate of [[XPUB]].  
He is also a member of [[Varia]] and is a graduate of [[XPUB]].  
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Simon is the initiator of the [[Bootleg library|bootleg library]], a collection of republished texts and the readers collected around them.  
Simon is the initiator of the [[Bootleg library|bootleg library]], a collection of republished texts and the readers collected around them.  


His practice engages with the social dimension of publishing, free software and infrastructure that supports interpersonal knowledge-sharing networks.
His work engages with the social dimension of publishing, free software and infrastructure that supports interpersonal knowledge-sharing networks.

Revision as of 16:40, 4 October 2021

Simon Browne

An artist, researcher and self-proclaimed "contingent librarian", convenient shorthand for an ever-expanding list of actions he performs in his practice.

He is also a member of Varia and is a graduate of XPUB.

Simon is the initiator of the bootleg library, a collection of republished texts and the readers collected around them.

His work engages with the social dimension of publishing, free software and infrastructure that supports interpersonal knowledge-sharing networks.