Shelfmark - 1314.OTH.LI
Shelfmark - 1248.OTH.USHER
Shelfmark - 560.OTH.SANDERS
Rob Sanders is an award winning commercials director. Dubious Splendor is an ongoing side project of graphic works - a kind of urban collage. Photographically collecting scratches, scrapes, marks, tears and spills these images are not just an assemblage of textures, but a translation of human energy to print...
self published under toothandnail.gallery
Shelfmark - 917.OTH.GURINOVICH
Duran' is a calendar that explores the interaction between humans and nature through the subjective sensations of the authors regarding the changing seasons, the reinterpretation of familiar surroundings, and the cultural code of Belarusian tradition. The name of the calendar comes from two words: "du", which means "two", and "ra", which means "sun", and together they form the word "duran'" meaning two suns. This does not exist in reality, but everything can be simultaneously real and fantastical, if we suppose, that what we are accustomed to is deceptive. We used to call a fool someone, who is stupid or whose opinion does not coincide with the majority, but in this context "duran'" is someone, who thinks differently, and is not necessarily wrong, but has their own perspective on things. Therefore, the project's authors reinterpret the objective reality, using the familiar and established form of the calendar, to take a fresh look at the concept of the relationship between humans and nature. The central character is the depersonalized human, each one of us, a part of nature that cyclically changes from month to month along with it. Not only the human is a part of nature, but all its derivatives exist inseparably, not always in harmony, but always together (the unity of the urban and the natural). In a sense, garbage has become part of this reality of nature; it is our objectivity. By incorporating garbage, we remind of its existence, and each observer is free to choose their own attitude towards it. The concept of the unity of humans and nature is well traced in Belarusian tradition, where many significant stages of human life are connected with nature. Therefore, here you can find imitations of a goat mask for the Kalyady, the wedding attire of the bride, the Kupalle wheel, traditional headwear like the namitka and etc as yet another reminder of the deep connection between human and nature. The book is infinite in its structure and concept, just like the changing seasons and the parallel transformations of human life. The cover is cut from a pattern of a Belarusian traditional shirt, with a tag and a hand-printed ink imitation ornament. The project was created by two artists, Nastа Kanapelka, working in the direction of trash-plant art [author's], and Alice Gurinovich, working in the direction of contemporary photography, so the project exists at the intersection of several techniques and approaches, creating a new perspective on the issue.
Shelfmark - 1225.OTH.COOKE
Shelfmark - 260.OTH.SCOTT,SOGUNRO
In 2017, Scott directed ‘REVERIE’ a film for Dazed that captured the views of young people on the subject of dreams, opportunities and aspirations. FED FROM THE FUTURE also follows the making of the film, and through it a search for a protagonist: a representative of contemporary British youth. Stella meets a boy named Alex aka Houdini, who explains the strong and stoic philosophy he’s adopted to make his dreams a reality. He agrees to co-write a script with Stella and be the face of REVERIE. After many iterations of the script was written, and after two days of shooting Alex walks out of the shoot without saying a word and Stella is left to finish the film. Through interviews, photography and artwork, FED FROM THE FUTURE showcases the 50 young people who finished what Alex started. It uncovers what Alex stood for, and how his final act was testimony to his own self-determination. It inspires young people to find personal autonomy, meaning and motivation during these turbulent times.
Shelfmark - 1554.OTH.PARKER
Shelfmark - 919.OTH.ENTREMONT
Humans live, age, and eventually face their seemingly inevitable death. For all living beings, death is the immutable constant – a natural law – to which all life succumbs. But what happens when this law loses its validity? Several hundred people worldwide are putting their faith in the promise of a future technology designed to make their death reversible. In the meantime, their bodies, or optionally just their brains, are stored in nitrogen-cooled tanks at minus 196 degrees Celsius. For his graduation work, Janick Entremont delves into a subject as ancient as humanity itself: death and how we deal with it. In doing so, he not only documents the ambitious experiment called cryonics, but also searches for clues to the existential question raised by what it enables: what is the value of time if it does not end?
Hardcover, GardaPat 13 150g Bianka / Surbalin glatt 115g, white ink
Shelfmark - 1367.OTH.HMONTESINOS
Shelfmark - 995.OTH.LACONIC
A year of thoughts realised in design. These ideas vary from economic insights to more abstract philosophical questions. The book showcases my artwork and some short writings.
Section sewn binding, 170gsm matt coated paper, 4 colour process printing
Shelfmark - 107.OTH.ADAM
’20 photographs of discarded bottles of urine found along Britain's best known motorway, the M1, spanning the 193 mile route between London and Leeds. The photographs were taken over 3 years between 2015-2017’. "A travelogue narrated through bodily effluent. A motorway journey described in the call and response of the full bladder. A British road movie – Two Lane Blacktop and Wild At Heart reduced to a trail of piss-filled plastic bottles. The British road movie – a contradiction in terms. In Britain there is always an ending, it is always finite. Where do we go on Fridays, with Radio One on the tinny stereo, just outside Watford Gap – to the Big Smoke or the North Sea?" - Aiden Winterburn
Open spine - Swiss binding with yellow binding thread. Printed on matt coated art paper Litho 4 colour process Embossed cover title. Foldout 8 page softcover.
The 35mm slide at its peak was the prime method used to record events, gatherings and adventures, a role now undertaken by the smartphone. Once the mainstay of family gatherings, projected slideshows showcased these moments to friends and family alike. With the passing of time, and sadly their owners, these 2x2 inch squares of social history are often discarded, forcing them to enter the realms of anonymity. Photo Album of the Forgotten collates these slides and celebrates them in the form of a photobook, emulating the manner of a photo album of the period. This photobook is the culmination of three years of collecting, studying and collating 35mm slides, motivated by a strong interest in social history.
Physical Medium: Adhesive Casebound, Full-colour printing, 196 pages, 130gsm Silk Cover: Full-colour printing (outside), Matt Lamination (outside) End Papers: Stock White