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9/11 Flipbook by Scott Bl8ke |
Scott Bl8ke has created a flipbook consisting of images of United Airlines Flight 175 crashing into the south tower of the World Trade Center. Accompanying the animation are essays written by a wide range of participants, each expressing their personal experience of the September 11th attacks. In addition, the authors of the essays are asked to reflect on, and respond to, the flipbook itself. Not surprisingly, the majority of the essayists experienced the events through news network footage.
Blake is distributing his 9/11 Flipbooks to encourage a constructive dialog regarding the media’s participation in sensationalizing the tragedy. "My primary goal with the 9/11 Flipbook is to remind everyone how the mainstream media broadcast the violent attacks over and over," Blake said. "I believe the news acted against peaceful society on 9/11 and terrorized the viewing public by showing those images over and over, giving power to the very people that wanted to frighten us."
To further illustrate his point, Blake recently conducted a quantitative media study of archived footage from September 11, 2001, counting the number of times major news networks showed the plane crashes, building collapses and people falling from the towers. The BBC showed the planes crashing into the towers 240 times, roughly 16 times per hour. CNN showed the towers collapsing 161 times, or about once every five minutes. CBS was the first to show victims falling from the towers, beginning around noon and replaying the footage 13 times that day.
These images are burned indelibly into the minds of everyone who witnessed the tragedy, whether firsthand or remotely. Said one New York essayist in Blake's 9/11 Flipbook, "We could literally see the towers from our roof top. Although we had a better view on the TV."
Blake personally assembles each flipbook in his studio in Omaha, NE. The books are printed, cut and bound using top of the line archival materials. The large flipbooks are bound using screw post binding, which is one of the most archival book binding methods. Both versions are signed, dated.
100% of the profits from every 9/11 Flipbook sold is donated to the Twin Towers Orphan Fund, Fire Department of New York, and International Red Cross. |
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Small 9/11 Flipbook |
37 color pages, staple binding
32 pound paper (120 gsm)
2.5 x 1.25 inches (6.4 x 3.2 cm) |
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Large 9/11 Flipbook |
83 color pages, screw post binding
32 pound paper (120 gsm)
7.25 x 5.25 inches (18.5 x 13.5 cm) |
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9/11 Flipbook Essays
Name |
Date |
Location |
Title |
0. Scott Bl8ke |
September 17, 2008 |
Omaha, Nebraska |
Introduction |
1. Sarah Baker |
March 12, 2006 |
Omaha, Nebraska |
The very first essay |
2. Sean Smith |
May 10, 2006 |
Toronto, Canada |
Tactical application of slowness |
3. Mike Fischer |
May 17, 2006 |
Racine, Wisconsin |
My birthday is September 11 |
4. Pat Riot |
May 23, 2006 |
Los Angeles, California |
9-11 FLIP OUT |
5. Julian Miller |
May 31, 2006 |
New York, New York |
Desperate grab for attention |
6. Scott Grant |
June 5, 2006 |
Bristol, United Kingdom |
I wished I didn't own a television |
7. Daniel Clark |
June 6, 2006 |
Henderson, Nevada |
Media Monotony |
8. Damon Lawner |
June 10, 2006 |
Los Angeles, California |
Concise yet massive story |
9. Natalie Conforti |
June 12, 2006 |
San Francisco, California |
American student in Italy |
10. K Torpy |
June 13, 2006 |
Omaha, Nebraska |
Incomprehensible accessible |
11. Pierre Ernest |
June 18, 2006 |
Borsbeek, Belgium |
I also was born on Sept. 11th |
12. Timothy Schaffert |
June 18, 2006 |
Omaha, Nebraska |
Lesson in commerce and tragedy |
13. Chris Fischer |
June 18, 2006 |
Landisville, Pennsylvania |
i could give a fuck less |
14. Aaron Norhanian |
June 19, 2006 |
Brooklyn, New York |
Hold the moment in my hand |
15. Anonymous |
June 19, 2006 |
Anonymous. |
i think that Bush planned it |
16. Steve Chudomelka |
June 19, 2006 |
Omaha, Nebraska |
Caught in the moment again |
17. Adam Arsenault |
June 19, 2006 |
Prince Edward Island, Canada |
Respecting each other's visions |
18. Pierre-François Maquaire |
June 19, 2006 |
Paris, France |
I collect folioscopes |
19. Kim Lyvang |
June 20, 2006 |
Ontario, Canada |
My life is now richer |
20. Alexis Turner |
June 20, 2006 |
Portland, Oregon |
Listen to *me* |
21. Patrick Hughes |
June 21, 2006 |
Gainesville, Florida |
I would not like a 9-11 flipbook |
22. Philippe Dubost |
June 26, 2006 |
Chamalières, France |
Sensational effects of this game |
23. Jean-Pierre Becker |
June 27, 2006 |
Paris, France |
I could smile about your question |
24. Jayne Sonshine |
June 28, 2006 |
Twp. of Washington, New Jersey |
Hold a piece of history |
25. Tabitha Straws |
June 28, 2006 |
Seattle, Washington |
Selfish American |
26. K. Verbonus |
June 28, 2006 |
Steilacoom, Washington |
Everyone wants to be right |
27. Jo Bryan |
June 28, 2006 |
Cambs, United Kingdom |
Another frantic day |
28. Hayley Gardiner |
June 28, 2006 |
Northampton, United Kingdom |
Not just about the victims |
29. David Vogt |
June 28, 2006 |
Rockford, Illinois |
Feelings and emotions of others |
30. Nick Jugovics |
June 28, 2006 |
Paxton, Illinois |
Made from suffering |
31. Lennaert Bosch |
June 28, 2006 |
Cuijk, The Netherlands |
Ten and a half year old |
32. Anonymous |
June 29, 2006 |
Anonymous |
Trivializing those events |
33. David Pitman |
July 1, 2006 |
South Wales, United Kingdom |
Slap in the face |
34. Tracy Cowell |
July 1, 2006 |
Somerset, United Kingdom |
Agree with it or not |
35. Candy VanOcker |
July 1, 2006 |
Springville, New York |
This happened to everyone |
36. Fadel Haowat |
July 1, 2006 |
Chicago, Illinois |
What the news can do |
37. Daniel Sahagian |
July 1, 2006 |
North Arlington, New Jersey |
Light against Hate and Ignorance |
38. Sam Brobvision |
July 1, 2006 |
Nottingham, United Kingdom |
Little effect on my life |
39. Cain Radford |
July 1, 2006 |
Broken Hill, Australia |
Through tragedy life goes on |
40. Susan Rabka |
July 1, 2006 |
Johannesburg, South Africa |
I might as well have been there |
41. Nicole Brodsky |
July 1, 2006 |
San Francisco, California |
Arbiter of the act |
42. Julie Gormly |
July 2, 2006 |
Brisbane, Australia |
Uncomfortable sharing |
43. Nicola Dingle |
July 2, 2006 |
Somerset, United Kingdom |
Seize the day |
44. Tarryn Bow |
July 3, 2006 |
Broken Hill, Australia |
Far more shocking |
45. Ricardo dC Russo |
July 3, 2006 |
Manaus, Brazil |
World is full of lost words |
46. Pascal Fouché |
July 4, 2006 |
Paris, France |
How people can see it |
47. Anthony Mack |
July 4, 2006 |
Lacey, Washington |
ALL humans strive for freedom |
48. Teri Jenkins |
July 6, 2006 |
Ontario, Canada |
Deepest sympathies |
49. Alexandre Noyer |
July 6, 2006 |
Annecy, France |
Internationnal langage |
50. Yolanda Yuyu |
July 6, 2006 |
Chengdu, China |
It tell us to remember something |
51. Craig Park |
July 7, 2006 |
Rocky Mount, North Carolina |
Are we better for our learning |
52. Kell Black |
July 11, 2006 |
Clarksville, Tennessee |
Small matchbox diorama |
53. Anonymous |
July 12, 2006 |
United States |
Sophisticated visual humor |
54. Lauren De Luca |
July 12, 2006 |
New York, New York |
Less than a mile from the Towers |
55. Nanette Allen |
July 12, 2006 |
Las Vegas, Nevada |
Intimate translations |
56. Manfred Reichert |
July 21, 2006 |
Visselhoevede, Germany |
Flash animation |
57. B Rousse |
July 22, 2006 |
Paris, France |
It deserves our irreverence |
58. Charlotta Bjorkskog |
July 22, 2006 |
Kokkola, Finland |
Of course you gain on it |
59. Stuart and Tara |
July 24, 2006 |
Brooklyn, New York |
Better view on the TV |
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60. Dave Schneider |
January 29, 2007 |
Chicago, Illinois |
Remind me of "real" pain |
61. Dan Keane |
January 30, 2007 |
Bloomfield, New Jersey |
what the fuck was the 'message'? |
62. Thomas Hill |
February 6, 2007 |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
perception is reality |
63. Robert Fischer |
March 29, 2007 |
Houma, Louisiana |
the defining moment |
64. Frank J Perrotta |
December 5, 2007 |
Sharon, Pennsylvania |
9-11 Flip Book Manipulations |
65. Matthew Lahey |
January 7, 2008 |
Los Angeles, Califronia |
On A Flipbook |
66. Kristin Heikel |
March 16, 2008 |
Omaha, Nebraska |
Reporting and Voyeurism |
67. Aibyouka Kun |
September 29, 2008 |
Westmont, New Jersey |
The First IM Chat |
68. Bobby Ryan |
November 4, 2008 |
North Cape May, New Jersey |
Patriotic Work of Art |
69. Trevon Watson |
February 3, 2009 |
Guyton, Georgia |
War On Terror is Fading Away |
70. Adrian Davis |
February 17, 2009 |
Fort Bragg, North Carolina |
Something you care about |
71. Dear |
December 26, 2008 |
Portland, Oregon |
Second IM Chat |
72. James King |
May 4, 2009 |
Glasgow, Scotland |
The world will never be the same |
73. Beáta Istvánko |
October 27, 2009 |
Budakalász, Hungary |
Opinion of the audience |
74. Alex Klehfoth |
June 1, 2009 |
Lexington, Kentucky |
Twin Tower Pinata |
75. Wolfgang Skodd |
May 5, 2010 |
Dortmund, Germany |
Agents & Provocateurs |
76. Michiko Tanaka |
August 2, 2010 |
Seattle, Washington |
Over and over |
77. DJ Tilley |
January 7, 2011 |
Reno, Nevada |
Wandering around the playground |
78. Benjamin Goggin |
January 8, 2011 |
Portland, Oregon |
Tornadoes to terrorism |
79. Tom Eubank |
January 8, 2011 |
New York City, New York |
Top floor of 95 Christopher Street |
80. Ian |
January 8, 2011 |
Oakland, California |
Stir things up |
81. Anonymous |
February 24, 2011 |
Anonymous |
Inconsiderate and offensive |
82. Amanda Marsico |
March 3, 2011 |
District of Columbia, USA |
Thank you for making me think |
83. Anonymous |
April 18, 2011 |
Anchorage, Alaska |
This isint a joke |
84. Jessica Schwartz |
April 27, 2011 |
USA |
Who is the work for? |
85. Dr. Kevin Dann |
May 19, 2011 |
Brooklyn, New York |
Thanks Art Spiegelmann |
86. TheBigBoss |
May 26, 2011 |
Nairobi, Kenya |
Le Chêne et le Roseau |
87. Stephania |
June 27, 2011 |
USA |
More Real Than Reality |
88. Anonymous |
July 11, 2011 |
Brooklyn, New York |
Weak and Irresponsible |
89. Renee Nied |
August 4, 2011 |
Cobleskill, New York |
Pick Up Tomorrow |
90. Elliott Burris |
September 2, 2011 |
Saint Joseph, Missouri |
I was only 3 |
91. Sheila Zachariae |
September 9, 2011 |
Omaha, Nebraska |
Protecting the people from themselves |
92. Wendy Parker |
November 6, 2011 |
Leicester, United Kingdom |
Interesting Yet Horrifying |
93. Aidan Hicks |
March 12, 2012 |
Aurora, Colorado |
Quite Young on September 11 |
94. Patrick McCarthy |
April 17, 2012 |
Chicago, Illinois |
Propaganda Attack |
95. Billy |
October 12, 2012 |
Sandia Park, New Mexico |
Bling Review 41 |
96. Gabriella Cutrone |
June 25, 2013 |
Brooklyn, New York |
Inspired and Upset |
97. BSG |
October 31, 2013 |
Portland, Oregon |
Images Detach From Emotions |
98. Wilfredo Raguro |
July 28, 2016 |
Irving, Texas |
Looking Back Now |
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Registered Owners of Large 9/11 Flipbooks
Name |
Location |
Date |
1. Printed Matter Bookstore |
New York, New York |
May 30, 2009 |
2. Printed Matter Bookstore |
New York, New York |
July 29, 2009 |
3. Printed Matter Bookstore |
New York, New York |
July 29, 2009 |
4. Printed Matter Bookstore |
New York, New York |
July 29, 2009 |
5. Printed Matter Bookstore |
New York, New York |
July 29, 2009 |
6. Agents and Provocateurs |
Dunaujvaros, Hungary |
October 16, 2009 |
7. Anonymous |
Los Angeles, California |
November 5, 2009 |
8. Pascal Fouche |
Paris, France |
January 14, 2010 |
9. Pierre-François Maquaire |
Paris, France |
September 4, 2010 |
10. Bookart Bookshop |
London, United Kingdom |
September 15, 2010 |
11. Danny Schechter |
New York, New York |
September 13, 2010 |
12. Wendy Wight |
Houston, Texas |
October 10, 2010 |
13. K Torpy |
Omaha, Nebraska |
December 31, 2010 |
14. Joseph Calandriello |
Nashville, Tennessee |
January 7, 2011 |
15. Joseph Calandriello |
Nashville, Tennessee |
January 7, 2011 |
16. Joseph Calandriello |
Nashville, Tennessee |
January 7, 2011 |
17. Joseph Calandriello |
Nashville, Tennessee |
January 7, 2011 |
18. Andrew Beirne |
Elmhurst, New York |
January 7, 2011 |
19. Thomas King |
Toronto, Canada |
January 7, 2011 |
20. Sean Gossage |
Burlington, Iowa |
January 9, 2011 |
21. Bookart Bookshop |
London, United Kingdom |
January 13, 2011 |
22. Bookart Bookshop |
London, United Kingdom |
January 13, 2011 |
23. Bookart Bookshop |
London, United Kingdom |
January 13, 2011 |
24. Bookart Bookshop |
London, United Kingdom |
January 13, 2011 |
25. Bookart Bookshop |
London, United Kingdom |
January 13, 2011 |
26. Sarah Baker Hansen |
Omaha, Nebraska |
January 14, 2011 |
27. Timothy Schaffert |
Omaha, Nebraska |
January 14, 2011 |
28. Eryk Salvaggio |
Fukuoka, Japan |
January 23, 2011 |
29. Quimby's Bookstore |
Chicago, Illinois |
February 1, 2011 |
30. Quimby's Bookstore |
Chicago, Illinois |
February 1, 2011 |
31. Quimby's Bookstore |
Chicago, Illinois |
February 1, 2011 |
32. Quimby's Bookstore |
Chicago, Illinois |
February 1, 2011 |
33. Quimby's Bookstore |
Chicago, Illinois |
February 1, 2011 |
34. Quimby's Bookstore |
Chicago, Illinois |
February 1, 2011 |
35. Jennifer Kosharek |
St. Petersburg, Florida |
February 4, 2011 |
36. James Welch |
Orange, California |
February 24, 2011 |
37. Anonymous |
New York, New York |
February 25, 2011 |
38. Artists' Books Online |
Los Angeles, California |
March 2, 2011 |
39. Jean-Pierre Becker |
Paris, France |
March 12, 2011 |
40. RAS Gallery and Bookstore |
Barcelona, Spain |
March 18, 2011 |
41. RAS Gallery and Bookstore |
Barcelona, Spain |
March 18, 2011 |
42. RAS Gallery and Bookstore |
Barcelona, Spain |
March 18, 2011 |
43. Annie Dulong |
New York, New York |
April 29, 2011 |
44. Geraldine Fasentieux |
Sainte-Savine, France |
May 24, 2011 |
45. Anonymous |
New York, New York |
June 6, 2011 |
46. Indie Photobook Library |
Washington, DC |
June 27, 2011 |
47. Chemeketa Community College |
Salem, Oregon |
July 5, 2011 |
48. Chemeketa Community College |
Salem, Oregon |
July 5, 2011 |
49. Media Container |
Nantes, France |
July 5, 2011 |
50. Omaha Public Library |
Omaha, Nebraska |
July 11, 2011 |
51. Andor Skotnes |
Troy, New York |
July 27, 2011 |
52. Jim O'Brien |
Somerville, Massachusetts |
July 27, 2011 |
53. Sonia Baelo Allué |
Zaragoza, Spain |
August 2, 2011 |
54. Michel Cicero |
Ventura, California |
August 12, 2011 |
55. B. Rousse |
Oakland, California |
August 12, 2011 |
56. Aaron Norhanian |
Brooklyn, New York |
August 26, 2011 |
57. Craig Crawford |
Chicago, Illinois |
September 2, 2011 |
58. Kansas State University |
Manhattan, Kansas |
September 3, 2011 |
59. Jonathan Kahana |
New York, New York |
September 7, 2011 |
60. Dan Bischoff |
South Orange, New Jersey |
September 11, 2011 |
61. Jennie Hinchcliff |
San Francisco, California |
October 17, 2011 |
62. Matt Wobensmith |
San Francisco, California |
October 1, 2011 |
63. Anonymous |
New York, New York |
October 1, 2011 |
64. Princeton University |
Princeton, New Jersey |
November 7, 2011 |
65. OK Store |
Los Angeles, California |
November 8, 2011 |
66. Penn State University |
State College, Pennsylvania |
October 17, 2011 |
67. OK Store |
Los Angeles, California |
November 8, 2011 |
68. OK Store |
Los Angeles, California |
November 8, 2011 |
69. Lowri-Ellen Owen |
Cardiff, United Kingdom |
November 15, 2011 |
70. OK Store |
Los Angeles, California |
November 28, 2011 |
71. OK Store |
Los Angeles, California |
November 28, 2011 |
72. OK Store |
Los Angeles, California |
November 28, 2011 |
73. Frank Erfurth |
Merrillville, Indiana |
January 20, 2012 |
74. Raquel |
Decatur, Georgia |
January 24, 2012 |
75. Drift Station |
Lincoln, Nebraska |
May 7, 2012 |
76. Joyce Lynn |
Mill Valley, California |
April 10, 2013 |
77. Lynne Warren |
Chicago, Illinois |
December 27, 2012 |
78. Lynne Warren |
Chicago, Illinois |
December 27, 2012 |
79. Dorothy Lorig |
Arvada, Colorado |
September 11, 2012 |
80. Billy |
Sandia Park, New Mexico |
October 26, 2012 |
81. Johan Zonnevijlle |
Utrecht, Netherlands |
January 7, 2013 |
82. Michelle Greene |
Montclair, New Jersey |
February 17, 2013 |
83. Anonymous |
Buffalo, New York |
April 23, 2013 |
84. Minnesota Center for Book Arts |
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
May 20, 2013 |
85. Anonymous |
Lafayette, Indiana |
November 28, 2013 |
86. Christine Panushka |
Los Angeles, California |
February 2, 2014 |
87. Mike Tnasuttimonkol |
Los Angeles, California |
February 3, 2014 |
88. Anonymous |
Omaha, Nebraska |
September 5, 2014 |
89. University of Maine |
Orono, Maine |
November 3, 2014 |
90. Richard Rutherford |
York, Pennsylvania |
December 6, 2014 |
90. Michael Mullen |
Vincennes, Indiana |
February 17, 2015 |
92. De Reals |
Paris, France |
March 7, 2015 |
93. Jeffrey Hallock |
Fresno, California |
April 13, 2015 |
94. Beth Medoway Kagan |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
April 13, 2015 |
95. Dianne Sanders |
Auckland, New Zealand |
June 1, 2015 |
96. Monroe Denton |
Brooklyn, New York |
October 8, 2015 |
97. Donald Stahl |
St. Louis, Missouri |
February 19, 2016 |
98. Cedric Balay |
Paris, France |
January 10, 2017 |
89. Rishav Garg |
Bangalore, India |
September 14, 2019 |
99. Anonymous |
Brooklyn, New York |
April 9, 2021 |
100. Dave Wagenheim |
Eugene, Oregon |
September 15, 2022 |
101. Anonymous |
Chicago, Illinois |
December 15, 2022 |
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