{"product_id":"the-touch-report-katrina-palmer","title":"The Touch Report, Katrina Palmer","description":"\u003carticle class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:a6ebb8f4-90d7-4e8b-9653-5ab7afbaff87-58\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-118\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] thread-sm:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] thread-lg:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] thread-lg:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"104f175e-8164-47aa-a7a7-7c0be3881979\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-mini\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWill you visit me in the studio just once after hours?\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNo one would know.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn artist is invited to take up residency in a gallery filled with historical paintings. They are meticulously crafted, maintained, and revered. She begins to make an audit of the paintings, outlining the depictions of violence, subjugation and physical tension on public display. Eleven arrows in a torso, someone’s hair cut as they sleep, a man nailed to a cross. Horses, decapitations, memorable lobsters. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten in sparse, urgent fragments that invite closer reading,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Touch Report\u003c\/em\u003e, turns the reader’s gaze into the dark, to question our notions of ‘civilisation’. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWant to see something real\u003c\/em\u003e, says the artist as she creeps through the darkness, keeping a log.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKatrina Palmer was commissioned by the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgallery.org.uk\/paintings\/residency-programmes\/national-gallery-artist-in-residence\/katrina-palmer\"\u003eNational Gallery, London,\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eas part of the 2024 National Gallery Artist in Residence Programme in collaboration with the Contemporary Art Society, generously supported by Anna Yang and Joseph Schull. This book is published as a result of research made during this residency.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished by Book Works\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eSoftcover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e344 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e130x 195 mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eISBN \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e9781912570355\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Works","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56974739603787,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2538\/3478\/files\/TS_TheTouchReport.webp?v=1775580303","url":"https:\/\/www.thelibraryproject.ie\/de\/products\/the-touch-report-katrina-palmer","provider":"The Library Project","version":"1.0","type":"link"}