Author: Rana

Kunstraum Kirche/Bistum Fulda
Edition Braus (Verlag)

Visual profile, editorial design, printed matters, signage

Site specific exhibition by Birthe Blauth in the Church St Elisabeth on the occasion of the documenta fifteen, Kassel 2022. Duration 4 months.

The pearl-imagery and the green colorway break down the site specific artwork itself to its bare essence. The inner space of the whole church is covered with artificial meadow, a hi-tech kind of astro turf. In the middle there is a big bowl containing 100,000 real pearls. Topic is the paradise as a state of absolute perfection.

Award: 100 Beste Plakate 22 (100 Best Posters 22)

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Hartmann Books
Wolfgang Bellwinkel

Book design

Vast Land by Wolfgang Bellwinkel is a photographic study of the last three capitals of Myanmar: Mandalay (1857–1885), Yangon (1885–2005) and Naypyitaw (since 2005). Bellwinkel’s photographs tell the story of a country in which one tragedy has followed another since the mid 19th century: colonial appropriation, world and civil wars, natural disasters, military dictatorship, ethnic conflicts, expulsions. In contrast to the drama and density of the events, Bellwinkel’s images are sober and precise photographs with which he exposes the character and the different layers of time of the three cities. Complementing the photographs, the 20-page essay by sociologist Heinz Schütte provides an in-depth look at the history and present of the featured cities.

Galerie Michael Haas

Book design

This 96 pages book shows various works by the German artist Frank Gerritz. Published on the occasion of two parallel exhibitions at Galerie Haas Berlin and Kunst Lager Haas. The cover is printed with Pantone silver on black cardboard for maximum similarity between the material of the sculpture and its printed reproduction.

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Die Andere Bibliothek

Book design, illustration

Besides the whole visual communication of the prestigeous publishing house Die Andere Bibliothek we also did a couple of books for them in the last 12 years.

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Galerie Michael Haas
Galerie Haas Zürich

Catalogue design

Martin Assig translates his personal universe of thoughts and observations into colorful, abstract and organic drawings and paintings which are often combined with text. They each revolve around the human body and the being itself. The catalogue was published on the occasion of the exhibition Seele. Saal. at Gallery Haas Zurich and brings together among others his drawings from the series Seelen.

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Bochum University of Applied Science

Book design with website twin

For the relaunch of the annual book we came up with a concept which differs from the university’s publications of the last 10 years. Content replaces marketing. Professors were interviewed by students on specific topics, in two long image passages we show first campus life and second students’ projects. All descriptive text about courses, seminars and modules is reduced to a minimum and grouped together on four pages. Making space for the students’ perspective and output as well as giving a real insight into campus life was our main priority. The table of content doesn’t list chapters as usual, but instead features intriguing and curious terms that we’ve picked out of the interviews. Same for the website. The English translation at the end of the book is printed on blue paper. The cover features all the degree students’ names from 2019, 2020 and 2021.

DAM Architectural Book Award 2022 – Deutsches Architekturmuseum, Shortlist
Die Schönsten Deutschen Bücher 2022 – Longlist

www.bluebox.hs-bochum.de

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