What is the Meaning of Life?
Making and Breaking the Rules We Live By
- An engaging examination of an age-old question
- Accompanies a series of exhibitions but also stands alone as a philosophical consideration of life through art
- Includes 50 colour illustrations
- What is the Meaning of Life? exhibition runs at the Sainsbury Centre in Norwich, UK from 16th May to 15th November 2026, covering three themes: Living by the Rule, Play Power and Joy Like Time
Taking the most existential question, ‘What is the Meaning of Life?’, this publication dissects creative expression, considers the place for frivolity, and unpacks the rhythms and rules of the everyday to address how we might live more meaningfully.
In this highly illustrated book, John Kenneth Paranada looks at how creativity can offer a greater sense of purpose, and the role of art in resetting the tempo of a distracted culture. Ben Highmore and Sam Tacconi explore how embracing play and a gaming approach to life can bring value and make sense of behaviours, both on an individual level and across communities, while Ed Krčma and Jessica Barker address the evolving daily routines and societal rules by which we live our lives, examining how these impact our sense of purpose and belonging. Finally, Rosy Gray reflects on how grief can offer pause and how we can find solace in the multiverse, urging us to re-consider the meaning and value of our (many) lives.
This book accompanies a season of exhibitions and projects at the Sainsbury Centre.
- Publisher
- Kulturalis
- ISBN
- 9781836360438
- Published
- 31st Mar 2026
- Binding
- Paperback / softback
- Territory
- World
- Size
- 245 mm x 180 mm
- Pages
- 88 Pages
- Illustrations
- 50 color
- Name of series
- Sainsbury Centre Exhibitions
Distributed by ACC Art Books
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