{"id":85561,"date":"2015-05-08T12:52:03","date_gmt":"2015-05-08T16:52:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/?p=85561"},"modified":"2015-05-08T12:55:56","modified_gmt":"2015-05-08T16:55:56","slug":"marketplace-of-meaning-an-oblique-interview-with-heidi-julavits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/2015\/05\/08\/marketplace-of-meaning-an-oblique-interview-with-heidi-julavits\/","title":{"rendered":"Marketplace of Meaning: An Oblique Interview with Heidi Julavits"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_85578\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/julavits.2015.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-85578\" class=\"wp-image-85578\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/julavits.2015.jpg\" alt=\"Julavits.2015\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/julavits.2015.jpg 1395w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/julavits.2015-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/julavits.2015-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 62.5em) 67vw, 100vw\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-85578\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heidi Julavits\u2019s international driver\u2019s license.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>In 2010, the artist Hans-Peter Feldmann and Hans Ulrich Obrist conducted a book-length interview. The two Hanses agreed that Obrist would ask traditional interview questions and Feldmann would answer them by providing only an image. The book, called simply <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artbook.com\/9783865606600.html\" target=\"_blank\">Interview<\/a><em>, is an expansive exercise in control and meaning.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>When I read Heidi Julavits\u2019s <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/237128\/the-folded-clock-by-heidi-julavits\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Folded Clock: A Diary<\/a><em>, I was struck by her relationship to objects and the place they take in her life. In a very funny and layered way, her diary entries move, like an ego-submersible, from the surface to the abyss and back. I decided that, in the spirit of Feldmann and Obrist, I wanted to interview Julavits and have her respond with eBay auction articles, as the book also reveals Julavits\u2019s knack for e-commerce. What follows is the result of our discourse.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><br \/><\/em><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>When is a story from life worthy of retelling?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/SECRET-1977-vintage-BRASS-PIRATE-HEAD-belt-buckle-WEED-POT-hidden-compartment-\/291175756981?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&amp;hash=item43cb6d74b5\">SECRET!! 1977 vintage BRASS PIRATE HEAD belt buckle WEED POT hidden compartment<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-85565\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/1.jpg\" alt=\"1\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 62.5em) 67vw, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you have a good sense of time?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/Vintage-1983-Mattel-The-Farmer-Says-See-N-Say-Pull-String-Toy-Works-Great-\/181682070558?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&amp;hash=item2a4d18641e\">Vintage 1983 Mattel The Farmer Says See N Say Pull String Toy &#8211; Works Great!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-85566\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2.jpg\" alt=\"2\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 62.5em) 67vw, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The book concerns many friendships and their degrees. When does someone become a friend?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/Vintage-Las-Vegas-DUNES-Casino-Numbered-Dice-Matching-Numbers-\/171737162064?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&amp;hash=item27fc552150\">Vintage Las Vegas\u00a0DUNES Casino Numbered Dice Matching\u00a0Numbers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-85567\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/3.jpg\" alt=\"3\" width=\"600\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/3.jpg 749w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/3-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 62.5em) 67vw, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is love something that you collect or discard?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/VTG-JC-HIGGINS-Minnow-Bait-Oval-Bucket-w-Net-FLOATING-Antique-FISHING-TACKLE-\/301578378283?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&amp;hash=item463778dc2b\">VTG JC HIGGINS Minnow Bait Oval Bucket w\/ Net FLOATING Antique FISHING TACKLE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-85568\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/4.jpg\" alt=\"4\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/4.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/4-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 62.5em) 67vw, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>What would a friendship with Leni Riefenstahl be like?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/NORWAY-Family-Holiday-in-the-Fjords-21-x-Vintage-photographs-c1930s-\/351232081392\">NORWAY Family Holiday in the Fjords 21 x Vintage photographs c1930\u2019s<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-85569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/5.jpg\" alt=\"5\" width=\"600\" height=\"487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/5.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/5-300x243.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 62.5em) 67vw, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>How does the rearrangement of your own objects or furniture make you feel?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/10-Vintage-Skeleton-Keys-Old-Rusty-Iron-Antique-Keys-Random-Picks-from-Large-Lot-\/141624543234?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&amp;hash=item20f97b0802\">10 Vintage Skeleton Keys Old Rusty Iron Antique Keys Random Picks from Large Lot<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-85570\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/6.jpg\" alt=\"6\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/6.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/6-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/6-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/6-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 62.5em) 67vw, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Your book addresses the various shifts in the meaning of things as we age. What was meaningful to you last year that is no longer meaningful now?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/Vintage-IM-SERIOUS-old-enamel-pin-\/151630623145\">Vintage I\u2019M SERIOUS old enamel pin<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-85571\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/7.jpg\" alt=\"7\" width=\"600\" height=\"643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/7.jpg 1493w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/7-280x300.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/7-956x1024.jpg 956w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 62.5em) 67vw, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you usually forget?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/43-Old-Style-Barber-Shop-Pole-Red-White-Blue-Rotating-Strips-Hair-Salon-Sign-\/400823991374?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&amp;hash=item5d52f8bc4e\">43&#8243; Old Style Barber Shop Pole Red White Blue Rotating Strips Hair Salon Sign<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-85572\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/8.jpg\" alt=\"8\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/8.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/8-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/8-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 62.5em) 67vw, 100vw\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>I like the idea of a predominant self. Where, or who, is your predominant self today?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/Russian-Nesting-Matryoshka-Doll-Little-Man-Inside-\/251338645147?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&amp;hash=item3a84f35e9b\">Russian Nesting\/ Matryoshka Doll\/ Little Man Inside!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-85573\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/9.jpg\" alt=\"9\" width=\"600\" height=\"509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/9.jpg 1324w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/9-300x254.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/9-1024x869.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 62.5em) 67vw, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>You write about your fear of sharks. What sort of highly valuable or beloved object would you feed to a shark to save your life?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"%20http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/VINTAGE-FOUNTAIN-OF-YOUTH-ST-AUGUSTINE-FLORIDA-SOUVENIR-BELL-\/301595178058?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&amp;hash=item463879344a&amp;nma=true&amp;si=DnG63UsMifWzlkX7LuIFE4Tunjc%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc&amp;_trksid=p2047675.l2557\" target=\"_blank\">VINTAGE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH ST AUGUSTINE FLORIDA SOUVENIR BELL<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-85574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/10.jpg\" alt=\"10\" width=\"522\" height=\"928\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/10.jpg 522w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/10-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 62.5em) 67vw, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Describe the process of writing this book.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/Vintage-SURF-Magazine-surfing-Surfer-international-60s-70-Duke-May-Stoner-\/231540985516\">Vintage SURF Magazine surfing Surfer international 60\u2019s 70 Duke May Stoner<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-85575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/11.jpg\" alt=\"11\" width=\"600\" height=\"617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/11.jpg 1350w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/11-292x300.jpg 292w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/11-996x1024.jpg 996w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 62.5em) 67vw, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is <em>character<\/em>?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/Lot-of-MARINE-SEXTANT-Part-Different-Parts-Approx-85-Parts-\/271844140038?nma=true&amp;si=DnG63UsMifWzlkX7LuIFE4Tunjc%3D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc&amp;_trksid=p2047675.l2557\">Lot of MARINE SEXTANT Part &#8211; Different Parts &#8211; Approx 85 Parts<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-85576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/12.jpg\" alt=\"12\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/12.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/12-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 62.5em) 67vw, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the difference between time and timing?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/Vintage-80s-Esprit-Logo-Sweater-100-Wool-size-S-\/141655356236?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&amp;hash=item20fb51334c\">Vintage 80\u2019s Esprit Logo Sweater, 100% Wool, size S<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/13.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-85564\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/13.jpg\" alt=\"13\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/13.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/13-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/13-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 62.5em) 67vw, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Leanne Shapton\u2019s most recent book is <\/em>Sunday Night Movies. <em>She coedited, with Heidi Julavits and Sheila Heti, <\/em>Women in Clothes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2010, the artist Hans-Peter Feldmann and Hans Ulrich Obrist conducted a book-length interview. 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