M is for Manual

M is for Manual, print 1 of 3.
M is for Manual, as part of the ongoing Grind the Gap project
2017
Plaatsmaken
Photopolymer plate etching
A4
with Laura Casas Valle at Plaatsmaken
3 copies of each 3 designs
Exhibitions:
Graphic Matters festival Breda, September 22 – October 22, 2017.
Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven October 21 -29, 2017.

Masterprinter Laura Casas Valle inking the etching plate: not easy because of strong black and white contrasts and fine details…

M is for Manual, print 2 of 3.

Source: Canon camera manual icons.

Compared to screenprinting, the Toyobo photopolymer plates allow for very detailed and delicate greytones. It seemed a great opportunity to see if I could combine vector graphics with my own (digital) photography.

Detail

M is for Manual, print 3 of 3.
Watch general project video here.
Watch personal project video here.

Prints on display at Graphic Matters festival, Breda.
See also Dusky Bird (Grind the Gap pilot 2016)