Good Neighbour (GN) is a research platform based in Amsterdam since 2017, run by Martin La Roche, Dongyoung Lee and Valeria Marchesini. GN defines itself primarily as a community of readers who share a communal interest for books seen as performative tools. By exploring the relationships between the different elements that constitute a book – such as text, image, caption, index – GN aims to find new perspectives on what a book could be, also in relation to other books. These ongoing findings are presented through tables, displays, new publications and exhibitions. The name ‘Good Neighbour’ is inspired by Aby Warburg’s ‘Law of the Good Neighbour’, a continuous system of thematic and serendipitous arrangements between books in a library. GN doesn’t seek to build a library, it makes time for appreciating existing ones.
On 29 October Good Neighbour Martin La Roche will perform/present Musée Légitime for Childhood, love and money, 2023 during the closing event of the exhibition.
Publications
– Daniel Godínez Nivón, The Minga of the Birds of the Dawn, 2023, € 14,00.
– Martín La Roche, KCH (Origami Therapy), 2022, € 10,00.
– Ilse van Rijn, SUSU, 2021. (Available in NL and EN), € 12,00 for both, € 7,50 for one.
– Maartje Fliervoet, Correspondances, 2021, € 12,50.
– Dongyoung Lee, English (100 Indexes), with contributions by Martijn in ‘t Veld and Martín La Roche, 2018, € 15,00.
– Jacqueline Machado de Souza and Martín La Roche, Synecdotheque, 2018, € 15,00.
