a journey a bit too obscure

With references to artists like T.S. Eliot, McCarthy, Munari, Burroughs, Beckett, and Jean Genet, the publication combines artworks and poetry through a silent and indirect dialogue. Time participated as well: 2 years of moving between different cities across Europe, of collecting leftovers of images and texts. Combining and reducing to the essential. Later, a copy machine in a printing shop transformed the original artworks directly into black and white prints, while words have been carefully handfolded or ripped off to become poem-objects. Each copy is wrapped in a handmade folder, with a distinguished drawing on the front. A photolith film for silk print marks the beginning of the publication. The time dedicated to create and assemble every single copy is an important part of the project – emphasizing the opposition to the modern need of fast production. The screw binding gives the reader the freedom to rearrange the order, to redesign and reshape.

Concept & Design: Andrea Nicolò;  Publisher: Ediciones del martes, Barcelona; Year: 2015; Language: English; Size: Size varies: max format 290x410mm, 2 loose sheets 148x210mm, 1 loose booklet 117x148mm (folded);  Pages: 19 + 8 pages booklet;  Details: Screw binding, softcover, 16 b/w illustrations, digital print, + 1 silk print photolith, each folder is handmade with a distinguished drawing on the front;  Print-run: Edition of 10, signed with stamp

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