After all, why books?

Abstract

This paper reflects on the reasons that lead artists to choose the book as a way to produce their projects, considering the advantages and disadvantages of the format, besides conceptual and pragmatic issues that may be directly related to the process. Based on the author's personal experience in different publications, it will be addressed processes and motivations behind projects such as The Color Scale of Things, The Color Scale of Time, Entre, Manual Prático de Arquitetura,  拆 [chai] and Known by Sight.