RUTH K. BURKE
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Boustrophedon from Ruth K. Burke on Vimeo.

Boustrophedon, 2017.
Looping 2D animation.

Boustrophedon is a type of bi-directional text commonly seen in ancient manuscripts. The term "boustrophedon" originates from the Greek "boss", meaning ox, and "strophe", meaning turn. Text was arranged and read in the same manner a farmer would plow a field using an ox or team of oxen. ​
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Text by the artist. 



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  • Work
    • Susurrus
    • In Heaven Love Comes First
    • Ruminant >
      • Keeping Everyone Comfortable, 2017
      • Forever Heifer, 2017
      • Trough, 2016
      • We are Flesh, Fat, and Blood, 2016
      • Closer to Closure, 2017
      • Bargaining Tool (2,000 lbs), 2016
    • Moving Image & Site-Specific >
      • Gift Economy, 2019
      • The Process of Coming and Going in this World, 2018
      • Quiet, 2018
      • Emblem of Rural Quiet, 2017
      • Connected Kingdoms, 2017
      • Boustrophedon, 2017
      • The Social Life of Meat, 2018
      • Itchy in the Grass, 2018
      • Gopi, 2015
      • Countering the Bull, 2016
      • Aleph, 2017
      • Window Into, 2017
    • Horses >
      • Herd, 2015
      • Herd II, 2016
      • Burgazada Ride, 2016
      • Epona, 2018
    • R&D
  • statement
  • about/cv
  • Contact
  • Black Lives Matter