The Boom Book

  1. Concept
  2. Contents Sampler
  3. Wallpapers
  4. Order
  5. Contacts

1. The concept

With the political, social, economical and environmental changes transforming the world, entertainment can pioneer a new consciousness. Using art as a means to connect people from different backgrounds, the Boom Festival is one of the most genuine festivals in the world.


The Boom Book is a fascinating and cutting-edge piece about a festival that started in 1997 with a handful of enthusiasts in Portugal and grew into a unique gathering of people from all over the planet Earth.
This book is a collaborative project made by anthropologists, journalists, designers, illustrators, poets, musicologists, and photographers to capture the essence of the Boom Festival and how it has been exploring in-depth the emergence of new paradigms.

The Boom Book includes essays, interviews, visionary art by Alex Grey, Robert Venosa or Android. It portrays the hidden dimensions of this unique festival that is affecting positively the way people face human gatherings.

The Boom Book is a cultural record of striking importance, capturing the beauty of a festival and also the role of subcultures in modern society.

2. Boom Book Sampler

Please visit this page with javascript and flash Player 8 , and you can see the boom book samples.

4. Download Wallpapers

We have created some nice desktop wallpapers inspired the Boom Book for you. Click the wallpaper images above to download your favourite wallpaper. Each wallpaper download comes packed as .ZIP, which contains the wallpaper image in JPG format and in 5 different sizes top fit any desktop resolution.

 

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5. Order your copy:

The Boom Book has 168 pages and a format of 30cm x 30cm.

 

The price for each copy of the Boom Book is 35 €. ( excluding shipping and PAYPAL fees) .

The total price including shipping PAYPAL feesfor the book depends on where we have to send it.

For Portugal the price is 35€ + 5 € shipping and Paypal Fees Total: 40 €
For Europe (EU) the price is 35€ + 12.5 € shipping and Paypal Fees Total: 47,5 €
For the Rest of World the price is 35€ + 28 € UPS shipping and Paypal Fees Total: 63 €

or visit the Boom Festival 2008 Shop to get your copy... or visit the Boom Festival 2008 Shop to get your copy...

6. Contacts BoomFestival

Rua de Angola
Quinta da Ponte
2620-493 Olival de Basto (Portugal)
Phone: +351 219 382 219
Email: boombook@boomfestival.org