Poor Dictionary is a show about writing originally commissioned by Gallery Entrée in 2022.
Writing has perhaps never been so present in everyday life as it is right now, a preferred tool for communication on the many social platforms via smartphones, laptops, comment sections, feedback reviews..., and even so, the reflection about writing is not growing at the same pace.
With Poor Dictionary Andrea Spreafico initiates an open and plural conversation about the conditions of writing. Visitors are welcome to contribute and spend time to read, write, re-write, copy, demand new acquisitions, listen to records, argue and discuss (coffee and tea is also served!). The pages of the library’s items will be used as a space for handwritten exchange and confrontation, where people can freely share their comments or comment on other people's comments.
This common conversation about the essence of writing will happen both directly, in the form of conversations, and indirectly, in the form of written contributions or suggested bibliography.
Andrea’s main contribution are few texts about writing and their respective bibliography. Visitors can the extend the library’s catalog by ordering new books, participate in the scheduled events and bring new written reflections or add lemmas to the Poor Dictionary
