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Where We've Been, Where We're going, Why?Houseboat / Conveyor Editions
2016
8.5 "x11"
Spiral Bound
200 pages
Edition of 400
Available here
This collaborative effort is the synthesis of many archives, both personal, and cultural that revolve around a cross country road-trip, Halley's comet, and the first teacher in space. The result is a unique book, in two parts joined together by a centerboard. The archives Boardman and Mays weave together share a chance intersection on the morning of January 28th 1986, the tragic explosion of the Challenger space shuttle. With this departure point, Boardman and Mays try to understand the personal and cultural affects of bearing witness.
Boredom is Freedom
Self Published
2015
8.5 "x11"
Staple bound
97 pages
Edition of 100
Available by request.
Made via boredom. A man (me) discovers the mirco-dramas of a small town in Minnesota, and confronts his own compulsion to photograph. This book is a small test of the imaginary limits that guide creativity.
The Citizen
Houseboat
2013
24"x30" & 5.5"x6"
Stab bound & Perfect bound
84 pages
Edition of 100
Available here
“Daniel B Boardman's latest work, The Citizen, is a thought provoking look at the flip side of America. It is a tale where the everyday world is so hopelessly stark and resolutely somber - that Mankind's escape into the dark unknown reaches of Outer Space - is not only desirable and preferable - but INEVITABLE. Read it -- I believe you will find D. B. Boardman's imagery is unforgettable.” - R. NORTON
72 Second Window
Houseboat
2013
8"x10"
Spiral Bound
80 pages
Edition of 25
Out of Print
A book for short interactions and communications with strangers and foreign situations. The book's title comes from an anomaly recorded at the Very Large Array and is thought to be a possible communication with extra terrestrials. This book is part of a three book set that includes works by Eric Ruby and Dylan Nelson.
Sand
Houseboat
2015
8.5"x11"
Spiral Bound
45 pages
Edition of 1
Out of Print
This one of a kind book is a reflection on archaeology. It documents archeologist both amateur and professional. It explores what goes into the ground and the impossible act of decoding what comes out. Embedded in the book are finds of the viewer to discover.
Family of Man
Houseboat
2014
8.5"x11"
Perfect Bound
94 pages
Edition of 1
Out of Print
This is a complete remake of Edward Steichen's The Family of Man. Only this time it is taken from an individual's perspective. This Family of Man is cataloging of all the important and trivial things that make up one man's life. The book is inspired by the Voyager Probe and it's inclusion of many of The Family of Man's images on it's golden record. Riffing off this gesture of communication I attempt to relay the world as it has been presented to me.