
Imprint: Visual Narratives in Books and Beyond
- Publisher
- Art and Theory Publishing
- Year
- 2014
- ISBN
- 9789198087444
- Specifications
- Softcover
223 pages
17 x 22 cm
English and Swedish
Editors: Hans Hedberg, Tyrone Martinsson, Gunilla Knape, Louise Wolthers
Text by Gerry Badger, David Bate, Bettina Lockemann, Michael Mack
Design by Sandra Praun
In times when cameras are ubiquitous and the general public is experimenting with new storytelling approaches more than ever before, a survey of the current status and potential of a printed format is highly relevant. Not only does it constitute an alternative means of display to gallery exhibitions, the format also challenges the medium's instantaneousness, and allows for an exploration of its own vocabulary. Such volumes have been key to the distribution of avant-garde conceptual work, as well as social documentary and political statements. A collection of essays delves into current practices and addresses the phenomenological, technological, and aesthetic possibilities for communicating through print, both physical and digital.