Z-A (The Library of Babel) Benjamin Shaykin Degree Project | Bethany Johns Spring 2011 experimental A manner of working that is unusual or new, although often informed by existing work or ideas. form External appearance or aesthetic character; shape, size, color, texture, mass, etc. narrative A sequential story with a beginning, middle and end. Narratives can be visual or written. poetic Expressive and emotive; suggesting questions rather than prescribing answers. systematic Generated according to a set of designed parameters, rather than to a pre-envisioned outcome.