Experimenter Books publishes digital anthology on love during pandemic isolation

Experimenter Books released 'What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Love' in 2020, edited by writer and curator Aveek Sen. This digital publication emerged from Zoom-based seminars organized by Sen with Kolkata gallery Experimenter during COVID-19 quarantine periods. The anthology responds to Raymond Carver's 1981 short-story collection, gathering canonical texts that served as references for discussions about love. Included works range from Aristophanes' eulogy to love in Plato's Symposium (c. 385–320 BCE) to A.K. Ramanujan's 1971 poem 'Love Poem for a Wife.' The publication incorporates films and music through hyperlinks, such as an essay by Sen on Björk's song 'Hyperballad' featuring Michel Gondry's promotional video. It explores love as both positive and dangerous, including Sen's 2008 Telegraph India article about British twins who married unknowingly. Participant contributions include Priya Thakur's fictional letter addressing love's complexities during isolation. The project represents a creative response to pandemic conditions, erasing geographical and genre boundaries through digital format.