What does it mean to be documented or undocumented? How do these terms work across borders and boundaries, languages and nations?

DOC/UNDOC was first published as a multimedia, interactive artists' book that was exhibited in galleries, museums and fine art libraries in California, across the country and around the world. Over the course of a seven-year collaboration, American book artist and publisher Felicia Rice joined forces with Mexican performance artist Guillermo Gómez-Peña, art historian/critic Jennifer González, video artist Gustavo Vazquez and sound artist Zachary Watkins. The result was a stunning work of book art, staggering in its complexity.

The journey of DOC/UNDOC continues as we translate the exhibition project into a widely accessible, affordable book that not only documents the original project, but also provides a reader with their own interactive, immersive experience. City Lights Books and Moving Parts Press are collaborating to produce a trade paperback LIMITED EDITION of DOC/UNDOC, which will include reproductions of the page-spreads from the original codex, along with documentation and explanation of the contents of the Cabinet of Curiosities. Also included is an Introduction by Felicia Rice that tells the story of the collaboration from its conception to completion. In addition, art historian/critic Jennifer Gonzalez's essay explains the historical, artistic and political context in which this piece was conceived. And with your help, we will also include the original video and sound art to provide the reader with a fully interactive, immersive experience.

Our plan is to include a mini-USB drive containing the project's original video and sound art in each copy of the trade paperback book. This will provide readers the opportunity to engage with the multimedia experience of DOC/UNDOC.

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