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Sonja Zagermann
Editorial Design Studio
about
We have a strong focus on the design of transcultural and multilingual work in form of publications, posters, magazines, identities and websites in close collaboration with individuals, institutions and organisations, in Switzerland, Europe and Asia.
As part of tria publishing platform, Zurich–Beijing we mediate and exchange young and contemporary art positions between Asia and Europe.
tria was founded 2015 together with the curators and art critics Antonie Angerer and Anna-Viktoria Eschbach who are running the platform for international art discourse and exchange I:project space, Beijing.
tria is part of the collective Fair Enough – together with Boabooks, edition fink and Jungle Books we are conveying and distributing contemporary visual arts on art book fairs around the world.
We are strongly engaged in the exchange of questions, ideas and visions with other ambitious designers in form of our annual workshop weekend ReDesign – Walking is good for thinking. Organised in collaboration with Lisa Marlen Austmann of bureau juli.
Next to being a designer and publisher Sonja Zagermann is member of the advisory board of the Swiss-Chinese Chamber of Architects and Artists.
lectures/workshops
· 10/2019 ReDesign – Walking is good for thinking No.4, Arche Ruchenberg · 09/2018 ReDesign – Walking is good for thinking No.3, Amden · 10/2017 ReDesign – Walking is good for thinking No.2, Mühlibachtal · 11/2016 About books – Presentation at FH Joanneum, Graz · 10/2016 ReDesign – Walking is good for thinking No.1, Alpstein · 10/2016 Presentation at Tongji University, Shanghai · 09/2016 Bits and Books – Workshop during Beijing Design Week 2016 · 12/2015 Book-Workshop at Hong Kong Design Institute · 12/2015 Presentation at Hong Kong Design Institute · 12/2015 Presentation at Business of Design Week, Hong Kong · 09/2015 Artist-Book workshop at I: project space, Beijing · 09/2015 “Show and Tell”-Presentation during the exhibition of “The Most Beautiful Swiss Books” in Beijing, China · 10/2010 Presentation of the Master Thesis “Slow Design”, Designagentur Dorten, Stuttgart
awards
· 2015 “The Most Beautiful German Books” (Stiftung Buchkunst) for “Monika Sennhauser: Gleichungen in Intervallen” · 2015 Honorary diploma at the competition – “Best Book Design from all over the World”
(Stiftung Buchkunst) for the paperback series “fink twice 501, 502, 503” · 2015 “The Most Beautiful Swiss Books 2014”,
(Federal Office for Culture) for the paperback series “fink twice 501, 502, 503” · 2013 part of the :output award 2013 with the master thesis
“Slow Design” · 2011 part of the :output award 2011 with the bachelor thesis
“Wegen dem guten Essen”– 2009 Award for outstanding artistic achievement of the friends’ association Pforzheim Gallery · 2009 Abraham David Christian Award
We have a strong focus on the design of transcultural and multilingual work in form of publications, posters, magazines, identities and websites in close collaboration with individuals, institutions and organisations, in Switzerland, Europe and Asia.
As part of tria publishing platform, Zurich–Beijing we mediate and exchange young and contemporary art positions between Asia and Europe.
tria was founded 2015 together with the curators and art critics Antonie Angerer and Anna-Viktoria Eschbach who are running the platform for international art discourse and exchange I:project space, Beijing.
tria is part of the collective Fair Enough – together with Boabooks, edition fink and Jungle Books we are conveying and distributing contemporary visual arts on art book fairs around the world.
We are strongly engaged in the exchange of questions, ideas and visions with other ambitious designers in form of our annual workshop weekend ReDesign – Walking is good for thinking. Organised in collaboration with Lisa Marlen Austmann of bureau juli.
Next to being a designer and publisher Sonja Zagermann is member of the advisory board of the Swiss-Chinese Chamber of Architects and Artists.
lectures/workshops
· 10/2019 ReDesign – Walking is good for thinking No.4, Arche Ruchenberg · 09/2018 ReDesign – Walking is good for thinking No.3, Amden · 10/2017 ReDesign – Walking is good for thinking No.2, Mühlibachtal · 11/2016 About books – Presentation at FH Joanneum, Graz · 10/2016 ReDesign – Walking is good for thinking No.1, Alpstein · 10/2016 Presentation at Tongji University, Shanghai · 09/2016 Bits and Books – Workshop during Beijing Design Week 2016 · 12/2015 Book-Workshop at Hong Kong Design Institute · 12/2015 Presentation at Hong Kong Design Institute · 12/2015 Presentation at Business of Design Week, Hong Kong · 09/2015 Artist-Book workshop at I: project space, Beijing · 09/2015 “Show and Tell”-Presentation during the exhibition of “The Most Beautiful Swiss Books” in Beijing, China · 10/2010 Presentation of the Master Thesis “Slow Design”, Designagentur Dorten, Stuttgart
awards
· 2015 “The Most Beautiful German Books” (Stiftung Buchkunst) for “Monika Sennhauser: Gleichungen in Intervallen” · 2015 Honorary diploma at the competition – “Best Book Design from all over the World”
(Stiftung Buchkunst) for the paperback series “fink twice 501, 502, 503” · 2015 “The Most Beautiful Swiss Books 2014”,
(Federal Office for Culture) for the paperback series “fink twice 501, 502, 503” · 2013 part of the :output award 2013 with the master thesis
“Slow Design” · 2011 part of the :output award 2011 with the bachelor thesis
“Wegen dem guten Essen”– 2009 Award for outstanding artistic achievement of the friends’ association Pforzheim Gallery · 2009 Abraham David Christian Award
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Wired China: Digital Media and Online Culture
Poster design for the conference and workshop: Wired China: Digital Media and Online Culture at the Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies of the University of Zurich, November 27–28, 2020
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SCAA Poster Series
Poster design for the conference and workshop: Wired China: Digital Media and Online Culture at the Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies of the University of Zurich, November 27–28, 2020
more information
Beginning of a series of event posters for the Swiss-Chinese Chamber of Architects and Artist. More information:
www.scaa.ch
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Website for photographer/artist Bettina Diel
Beginning of a series of event posters for the Swiss-Chinese Chamber of Architects and Artist. More information: www.scaa.ch
Website-design for photographer and artist Bettina Diel. During the last years she has specialized as a photographer to work together with museums, galleries, off-spaces and other artists. She documents performances and events, work processes of artist groups, as well as the exhibitions that have been created. Her understanding as a visual artist enables her to intuitively enter into the respective dynamics, to capture the processes, the people and their works.
www.bettinadiel.ch
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Beauty + Lion Logo
Website-design for photographer and artist Bettina Diel. During the last years she has specialized as a photographer to work together with museums, galleries, off-spaces and other artists. She documents performances and events, work processes of artist groups, as well as the exhibitions that have been created. Her understanding as a visual artist enables her to intuitively enter into the respective dynamics, to capture the processes, the people and their works.
www.bettinadiel.ch
Logo-design for the Chinese-Swiss store Beauty + Lion in Interlaken. The logo plays with the combination and approximation of the Chinese and Latin characters.
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Metapictures Catalogue, OCAT Institute Beijing
Logo-design for the Chinese-Swiss store Beauty + Lion in Interlaken. The logo plays with the combination and approximation of the Chinese and Latin characters.
320 pages
thread stitching with open back
Chinese/English
Published in China
Concept and design of the catalogue which will be published in conjunction with OCAT Institute’s 2018 Annual Exhibition Metapictures. Curated by Prof. W. J. T. Mitchell.
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JOM Architect’s Portfolio Broschure 2020
320 pages
thread stitching with open back
Chinese/English
Published in China
Concept and design of the catalogue which will be published in conjunction with OCAT Institute’s 2018 Annual Exhibition Metapictures. Curated by Prof. W. J. T. Mitchell.
A4, 68 pages, wire stitching
Concept and design of the new portfolio broschure of JOM Architects in Zurich, 2020.
This documentation shows in a first part what they are currently working on, what they stand for and what drives them. In a second part we look back at what they have achieved so far.
The future is formable and JOM wants to help shape it as responsible planners. As architects, they are pursuing strategies to use these changing conditions we are living in, to design new living environments that will last well beyond the year 2050.
It is time for post-fossil architecture!
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Maria Pomiansky: 100% Renaissance
A4, 68 pages, wire stitching
Concept and design of the new portfolio broschure of JOM Architects in Zurich, 2020.
This documentation shows in a first part what they are currently working on, what they stand for and what drives them. In a second part we look back at what they have achieved so far.
The future is formable and JOM wants to help shape it as responsible planners. As architects, they are pursuing strategies to use these changing conditions we are living in, to design new living environments that will last well beyond the year 2050. It is time for post-fossil architecture!
240×335mm
188 pages,
thread stitching
German, English, Russian
editor: Maria Pomiansky, Antonie Angerer, Anna-Viktoria Eschbach, Sonja Zagermann
texts: Sandra Oehy, Philippe Jorisch, Stefan Oeschger, Vadim Levin
design and typesetting: Sonja Zagermann
ISBN 978-3-906899-04-6
tria publishing platform, Zurich–Beijing, 2018
In the work cycle 100% Renaissance, to which the present publication is dedicated,
Maria Pomiansky takes us on a tour of the neighborhood as she perceives and experiences it today. She created her urban portraits of Zurich West between 2013 and 2018. It is a part of town that is full of viaducts, logistics facilities and infrastructures, and at the same time it is in transformation, seeing the emergence of glamorous new buildings. Viewing the large-format paintings, the drawings and pastels, we become immersed in an exploration of the immediate urban and social context of her practice.
240×335mm
188 pages,
thread stitching
German, English, Russian
editor: Maria Pomiansky, Antonie Angerer, Anna-Viktoria Eschbach, Sonja Zagermann
texts: Sandra Oehy, Philippe Jorisch, Stefan Oeschger, Vadim Levin
design and typesetting: Sonja Zagermann
ISBN 978-3-906899-04-6
tria publishing platform, Zurich–Beijing, 2018
In the work cycle 100% Renaissance, to which the present publication is dedicated, Maria Pomiansky takes us on a tour of the neighborhood as she perceives and experiences it today. She created her urban portraits of Zurich West between 2013 and 2018. It is a part of town that is full of viaducts, logistics facilities and infrastructures, and at the same time it is in transformation, seeing the emergence of glamorous new buildings. Viewing the large-format paintings, the drawings and pastels, we become immersed in an exploration of the immediate urban and social context of her practice.
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f.eks.
Concept and design of an adapting and changeing corporate design for f.eks. – a roaming exhibition platform for contemporary art that seeks to generate critical and speculative dialogues between audiences, artists, and broader publics, situated in Aalborg, Denmark. Organized by Rikke Ehlers Nilsson and Scott William Raby. More information:
www.f-x.dk
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sonmas
Concept and design of an adapting and changeing corporate design for f.eks. – a roaming exhibition platform for contemporary art that seeks to generate critical and speculative dialogues between audiences, artists, and broader publics, situated in Aalborg, Denmark. Organized by Rikke Ehlers Nilsson and Scott William Raby. More information: www.f-x.dk
Corporate Design for sonmas – a project of the artist Maya Minder about fermentation and bacteria, between art, workshops and catering. Sonmas is a Korean word combination of son=hand and mas=taste. It lit. means the individual taste of one's kitchen. More information:
www.sonmas.ch
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Lin Ke: lin_ke
Corporate Design for sonmas – a project of the artist Maya Minder about fermentation and bacteria, between art, workshops and catering. Sonmas is a Korean word combination of son=hand and mas=taste. It lit. means the individual taste of one's kitchen. More information: www.sonmas.ch
140 × 200 mm
176 pages, paperback
English/Chinese
with texts by: Anna-Viktoria Eschbach,
Liu Pinyu
Augmented reality content
Additional bookmark
tria publishing platform, Zurich–Beijing, 2016
Mixing images he is finding on social media platforms and electronic music, Lin Ke is creating videos where he is researching new forms of visual aesthetic in our daily use of computer operating systems.
The publication was approaching the issue that the medium book always has issues to present video works in an appropriate way and this became even more obvious with the works of digital artists. Through using a layer of augmented reality on top of this book, it became possible to use the book as a documentation of Lin Ke’s videos in chronological order from 2010 to 2016 and link it to the original videos itself. Via an free augmented reality App the reader can bring the files to life and watch the videos.
The years are divided through text pages and pages with full-bled pictures from Lin Ke’s videos which let the reader immerse into the artist’s world. This way of viewing Lin Ke’s aesthetic universe is mimicking the intended way of viewing the videos and stresses the important aspect of manual movements in the work of the artist. It also allows the augmented reality content to be always updated and so stay in an ongoing exchange with technological development. The reader will be guided through the book with textmessages of the artist which will be displayed at the end of a video. With using the app the reader is also implementing a digital performance.
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Poster for Chinese-Danish Project "Responding"
Posterdesign for the Chinese-Danish exhibtion-project Responding.
Curated by Antonie Angerer and Anna-Viktoria Eschbach of I:project space, Beijing. Happening at c4 projects, Copenhagen.
140 × 200 mm
176 pages, paperback
English/Chinese
with texts by: Anna-Viktoria Eschbach,
Liu Pinyu
Augmented reality content
Additional bookmark
tria publishing platform, Zurich–Beijing, 2016
Mixing images he is finding on social media platforms and electronic music, Lin Ke is creating videos where he is researching new forms of visual aesthetic in our daily use of computer operating systems.
The publication was approaching the issue that the medium book always has issues to present video works in an appropriate way and this became even more obvious with the works of digital artists. Through using a layer of augmented reality on top of this book, it became possible to use the book as a documentation of Lin Ke’s videos in chronological order from 2010 to 2016 and link it to the original videos itself. Via an free augmented reality App the reader can bring the files to life and watch the videos.
The years are divided through text pages and pages with full-bled pictures from Lin Ke’s videos which let the reader immerse into the artist’s world. This way of viewing Lin Ke’s aesthetic universe is mimicking the intended way of viewing the videos and stresses the important aspect of manual movements in the work of the artist. It also allows the augmented reality content to be always updated and so stay in an ongoing exchange with technological development. The reader will be guided through the book with textmessages of the artist which will be displayed at the end of a video. With using the app the reader is also implementing a digital performance.
Posterdesign for the Chinese-Danish exhibtion-project Responding. Curated by Antonie Angerer and Anna-Viktoria Eschbach of I:project space, Beijing. Happening at c4 projects, Copenhagen.
Jannis Schulze: Pangu
A5, 72 pages,
wire stitching,
English/Chinese
editor: I: project space, Jannis Schulze, Sonja Zagermann
tria publishing platform, Zurich–Beijing, 2017
During his residency in 2015 at I: project space Jannis Schulze collected photographic material that was the starting point for “Pangu”. The title refers to a Chinese creation myth: the giant Pangu (盘古), in contrast to Western mythologies, does not create the world out of nothing, but separates the earth from the heavens whilst growing taller and taller for 18,000 years. When he dies, his body, breath and voice become various parts of the terrestrial and cosmic world, and the fleas on his fur become animals and human beings. These elements of continuity and balance form the point of departure for Schulze’s exploration of the aesthetics of perception and his photographic practice.
“Pangu” is part of the residency publication series of I: project space.
A5, 72 pages, wire stitching,
English/Chinese
editor: I: project space, Jannis Schulze, Sonja Zagermann
tria publishing platform, Zurich–Beijing, 2017
During his residency in 2015 at I: project space Jannis Schulze collected photographic material that was the starting point for “Pangu”. The title refers to a Chinese creation myth: the giant Pangu (盘古), in contrast to Western mythologies, does not create the world out of nothing, but separates the earth from the heavens whilst growing taller and taller for 18,000 years. When he dies, his body, breath and voice become various parts of the terrestrial and cosmic world, and the fleas on his fur become animals and human beings. These elements of continuity and balance form the point of departure for Schulze’s exploration of the aesthetics of perception and his photographic practice. “Pangu” is part of the residency publication series of I: project space.
JOM Architect's Broschure
A4, 48 pages,
wire stitching
Concept and design of the new broschure of
JOM Architects in Zurich, 2017. Displaying their stories and projects from 2014 till now.
A4, 48 pages, wire stitching
Concept and design of the new broschure of JOM Architects in Zurich, 2017. Displaying their stories and projects from 2014 till now.
paperback series
edition fink, Zurich 2014
501 Rob van Leijsen: Art Handling in Oblivion
502 Petra Elena Köhle / Nicolas Vermot-Petit-Outhenin: Albert’s Guesthouse
503 Thomas Galler: Walking through Bagdhad with a Buster Keaton Face
Awarded in the competitions “Most Beautiful Swiss Books 2014” and “Best Book Design from all over the World”.
Series design in cooperation with Georg Rutishauser at edition fink.
7334 min – Lasst uns am Anfang anfangen und am Ende aufhören!
Master thesis, Zurich University of the Arts, 2012
2400 pages, 9kg
Awarded in the :output award 2013.
What is feared in Japan under the word Karoshi, becomes more and more reality. Nightshifts, overwork, overtime and resulting physical and mental stress are acute and profound problems of today's society.
This work deals with the question to what extent stress factors have an effect on the design process. With the help of self-experimentation this question was further examined. By continuous monitoring through various stress sensors, ECG- measurement devices, a surveillance camera and constantly triggered screenshots, photographs and questionnaires, the subject was monitored and analyzed. The analysis shows that the investigated factors have no positive effect on the design process, the design outcome is not significantly better than under normal conditions. Outcome of the analysis is a Manifesto, entitled Slow Design, that criticises the performance orientation of our today's society.
The resulting manifesto is part of book publication. Basis of the book are the pictures of the surveillance camera, each minute was recorded and is now shown in the book. 7334 images, 7334 minutes of work. On each page of the book, the reader is constantly faced with work, power and it's temporal measurement. The book suspends the reader on multiple levels with the acute and threatening situation in which we find ourselves. Crushing reality, monotony and an incredible mass of work are preparing the reader image for image for the insight in form of the manifesto. The book expresses the attitude of Slow Design.
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Monika Sennhauser: Gleichungen in Intervallen
Arbeiten 1978–2012
624 pages
edition fink, Zurich 2014
Monography for swiss artist Monika Sennhauser, showing all her work of the last 30 years.
Awarded in the competition “The Most
Beautiful German Books 2015”.
Typesetting and design together with Georg Rutishauser at
edition fink.
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Michael Bodenmann and Bit-Tuner:
I haven’t been everywhere
but it’s ok
315×312mm
12" vinyl,
45:58 min
Images: 4 of 9 Flat Fantasy Landscapes
Record sleeve with text in:
Chinese, English
Text: Antonie Angerer
Translation: Shan Zhao
Design and typesetting: Sonja Zagermann
tria publishing platform
Zurich–Beijing, 2020
ISBN 978-3-906899-06-0
CHF 32, RMB 200
This record is released on the occasion of the exhibition “I haven’t been everywhere but it’s ok” at LAB47, Beijing November 2015. On opening night visitors gathered on Bodenmann’s “Flat Fantasy Landscapes” listening to the atmospheric sound performance produced by Bit-Tuner that evening. The 45 min sound-piece became part of the installation after its opening, then only accessible from the outside of the glass door. Sound fragments that are reminiscent of that heard in waiting rooms or elevators were mixed with synth sounds and beats. These places of transition are characterized by their state of waiting to arrive. “Flat Fantasy Landscapes” together with the ambient soundscape created a feeling of anticipation and longing. The “Flat Fantasy Landscapes” are small plasticine sculptures that were made during a stay in Iceland the same year, scanned and fitted to a print covering the entire floor. This publication includes a recording of the live-performance by Bit-Tuner on opening night, a reproduction of Bodenmann´s Fantasy Landscapes and record sleeve with text.
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I: project space exhibition poster series
Series of exhibition posters for the independent art space I: project space in Beijing, China. Each poster plays with the deconstruction/construction of the art space's logo, based on the exhibition's theme.
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Jannis Schulze: Pangu
A5, 72 pages,
wire stitching,
English/Chinese
editor: I: project space, Jannis Schulze, Sonja Zagermann
tria publishing platform, Zurich–Beijing, 2017
During his residency in 2015 at I: project space Jannis Schulze collected photographic material that was the starting point for “Pangu”. The title refers to a Chinese creation myth: the giant Pangu (盘古), in contrast to Western mythologies, does not create the world out of nothing, but separates the earth from the heavens whilst growing taller and taller for 18,000 years. When he dies, his body, breath and voice become various parts of the terrestrial and cosmic world, and the fleas on his fur become animals and human beings. These elements of continuity and balance form the point of departure for Schulze’s exploration of the aesthetics of perception and his photographic practice. “Pangu” is part of the residency publication series of I: project space.
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Liang Hao: Just Fishing in the Nature
108 (144) pages,
thread stitching with open back,
English/Chinese with texts by: Barbara Signer, Jiajia Zhang, Anna-Viktoria Eschbach and Liang Hao,
inserted diary sheet, hand-made silkscreen by the artist
paper bag
tria publishing platform, Zurich–Beijing, 2016
“Just Fishing in the Nature” is a publication in close collaboration wit the Chinese artist Liang Hao. It is the first publication highlighting his works as a video artist while putting into the context with his oeuvre as a painter. The publication stretches out on 108 pages all 20 second of the video “Just Fishing in the Nature”, that was shot during his residency in Iceland in 2015. By looking closer pictures will appear at irregular intervals on the left pages of the book. The pictures are not fully visible, the reader will just see them shining through the paper. Through working with a special binding technique, the book consists of partly closed sheets. In every inside of these closed pages one of Liang Hao’s painting is printed. Thereby a poetic dialogue between the moments of “Just Fishing in the Nature” and the moments shown in Liang Hao’s paintings arises – surrounded by Icelandic nature.
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624 pages
edition fink, Zurich 2014
Monography for swiss artist Monika Sennhauser, showing all her work of the last 30 years. Awarded in the competition “The Most Beautiful German Books 2015”.
Typesetting and design together with Georg Rutishauser at edition fink.
315×312mm
12" vinyl,
45:58 min
Images: 4 of 9 Flat Fantasy Landscapes
Record sleeve with text in: Chinese, English
Text: Antonie Angerer
Translation: Shan Zhao
Design and typesetting: Sonja Zagermann
tria publishing platform
Zurich–Beijing, 2020
ISBN 978-3-906899-06-0
CHF 32, RMB 200
This record is released on the occasion of the exhibition “I haven’t been everywhere but it’s ok” at LAB47, Beijing November 2015. On opening night visitors gathered on Bodenmann’s “Flat Fantasy Landscapes” listening to the atmospheric sound performance produced by Bit-Tuner that evening. The 45 min sound-piece became part of the installation after its opening, then only accessible from the outside of the glass door. Sound fragments that are reminiscent of that heard in waiting rooms or elevators were mixed with synth sounds and beats. These places of transition are characterized by their state of waiting to arrive. “Flat Fantasy Landscapes” together with the ambient soundscape created a feeling of anticipation and longing. The “Flat Fantasy Landscapes” are small plasticine sculptures that were made during a stay in Iceland the same year, scanned and fitted to a print covering the entire floor. This publication includes a recording of the live-performance by Bit-Tuner on opening night, a reproduction of Bodenmann´s Fantasy Landscapes and record sleeve with text.
Series of exhibition posters for the independent art space I: project space in Beijing, China. Each poster plays with the deconstruction/construction of the art space's logo, based on the exhibition's theme.
A5, 72 pages,
wire stitching,
English/Chinese
editor: I: project space, Jannis Schulze, Sonja Zagermann
tria publishing platform, Zurich–Beijing, 2017
During his residency in 2015 at I: project space Jannis Schulze collected photographic material that was the starting point for “Pangu”. The title refers to a Chinese creation myth: the giant Pangu (盘古), in contrast to Western mythologies, does not create the world out of nothing, but separates the earth from the heavens whilst growing taller and taller for 18,000 years. When he dies, his body, breath and voice become various parts of the terrestrial and cosmic world, and the fleas on his fur become animals and human beings. These elements of continuity and balance form the point of departure for Schulze’s exploration of the aesthetics of perception and his photographic practice. “Pangu” is part of the residency publication series of I: project space.
108 (144) pages,
thread stitching with open back,
English/Chinese with texts by: Barbara Signer, Jiajia Zhang, Anna-Viktoria Eschbach and Liang Hao,
inserted diary sheet, hand-made silkscreen by the artist
paper bag
tria publishing platform, Zurich–Beijing, 2016
“Just Fishing in the Nature” is a publication in close collaboration wit the Chinese artist Liang Hao. It is the first publication highlighting his works as a video artist while putting into the context with his oeuvre as a painter. The publication stretches out on 108 pages all 20 second of the video “Just Fishing in the Nature”, that was shot during his residency in Iceland in 2015. By looking closer pictures will appear at irregular intervals on the left pages of the book. The pictures are not fully visible, the reader will just see them shining through the paper. Through working with a special binding technique, the book consists of partly closed sheets. In every inside of these closed pages one of Liang Hao’s painting is printed. Thereby a poetic dialogue between the moments of “Just Fishing in the Nature” and the moments shown in Liang Hao’s paintings arises – surrounded by Icelandic nature.
JOM Architect's Website
Concept and design of the website for JOM Architects, Zurich, 2014. Coding: Markus Böninger
www.jom.ch
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Veronika Spierenburg: Ecke, Hoek, Hörn
72 pages
German/English
edition fink, Zurich 2014
This publication accompanied Veronika Spierenburg’s solo exhibition at the Aargauer Kunsthaus on the occasion of the Manor Art Prize.
Design and typesetting together with Georg Rutishauser at edition fink.
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Cosimo Gritsch
340 pages
Book block with thread stitching, 2 folded sheets and a cardboard book
German/English
edition fink, Zurich 2013
Appears as Volume 3 of the series Primeur published by the Aargauer Kuratorium.
Typesetting and design together with Georg Rutishauser at
edition fink.
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Lin Ke: lin_ke
140 × 200 mm
176 pages, paperback
English/Chinese
with texts by: Anna-Viktoria Eschbach,
Liu Pinyu
Augmented reality content
Additional bookmark
tria publishing platform, Zurich–Beijing, 2016
Mixing images he is finding on social media platforms and electronic music, Lin Ke is creating videos where he is researching new forms of visual aesthetic in our daily use of computer operating systems.
The publication was approaching the issue that the medium book always has issues to present video works in an appropriate way and this became even more obvious with the works of digital artists. Through using a layer of augmented reality on top of this book, it became possible to use the book as a documentation of Lin Ke’s videos in chronological order from 2010 to 2016 and link it to the original videos itself. Via an free augmented reality App the reader can bring the files to life and watch the videos.
The years are divided through text pages and pages with full-bled pictures from Lin Ke’s videos which let the reader immerse into the artist’s world. This way of viewing Lin Ke’s aesthetic universe is mimicking the intended way of viewing the videos and stresses the important aspect of manual movements in the work of the artist. It also allows the augmented reality content to be always updated and so stay in an ongoing exchange with technological development. The reader will be guided through the book with textmessages of the artist which will be displayed at the end of a video. With using the app the reader is also implementing a digital performance.
Concept and design of the website for JOM Architects, Zurich, 2014. Coding: Markus Böninger
www.jom.ch
72 pages
German/English
edition fink, Zurich 2014
This publication accompanied Veronika Spierenburg’s solo exhibition at the Aargauer Kunsthaus on the occasion of the Manor Art Prize.
Design and typesetting together with Georg Rutishauser at edition fink.
340 pages
Book block with thread stitching, 2 folded sheets and a cardboard book
German/English
edition fink, Zurich 2013
Appears as Volume 3 of the series Primeur published by the Aargauer Kuratorium.
Typesetting and design together with Georg Rutishauser at edition fink.
140 × 200 mm
176 pages, paperback
English/Chinese
with texts by: Anna-Viktoria Eschbach,
Liu Pinyu
Augmented reality content
Additional bookmark
tria publishing platform, Zurich–Beijing, 2016
Mixing images he is finding on social media platforms and electronic music, Lin Ke is creating videos where he is researching new forms of visual aesthetic in our daily use of computer operating systems.
The publication was approaching the issue that the medium book always has issues to present video works in an appropriate way and this became even more obvious with the works of digital artists. Through using a layer of augmented reality on top of this book, it became possible to use the book as a documentation of Lin Ke’s videos in chronological order from 2010 to 2016 and link it to the original videos itself. Via an free augmented reality App the reader can bring the files to life and watch the videos.
The years are divided through text pages and pages with full-bled pictures from Lin Ke’s videos which let the reader immerse into the artist’s world. This way of viewing Lin Ke’s aesthetic universe is mimicking the intended way of viewing the videos and stresses the important aspect of manual movements in the work of the artist. It also allows the augmented reality content to be always updated and so stay in an ongoing exchange with technological development. The reader will be guided through the book with textmessages of the artist which will be displayed at the end of a video. With using the app the reader is also implementing a digital performance.
Reflexion about the concept of time, exhibited during our series of events in Bettina Diel’s Studio, together with the musicians Mirco Häberli, (Bass) and Martin Konetschnig (Saxophon).
A5, 56 pages,
wire stitching,
English/Chinese with a text by Anna-Viktoria Eschbach
tria publishing platform, Zurich–Beijing, 2016
Daniel Stubenvoll took part in the residency program at I: project space in spring 2015. His stay in Beijing was extremely productive and next to shooting a video, he started an event series at a mahjong-place (Salon, breakfast, hoops), and realized a solo exhibition at I: project space. The publication on the one hand is a documentation of his researc and exhibition at I: project space, but it also let’s you “walk through” the exhibition and experience his stay in Beijing. Starting with a overview- look into the exhibition place, the image is zooming to works that were exhibited on the wall and show stills of the video. You can also become a guest at the artist talk which discusses elements of the exhibition but also gives an impression of his research in China. The easy, simple design and the uncut front side contribute to the fast and raw character of a documentation. The cover of the exhibition serves as a recognizable feature.
«I: Cowboy» is part of the residency publication series of I: project space.
7334 min – Lasst uns am Anfang anfangen und am Ende aufhören!
Master thesis, Zurich University of the Arts, 2012
2400 pages, 9kg
Awarded in the :output award 2013.
What is feared in Japan under the word Karoshi, becomes more and more reality. Nightshifts, overwork, overtime and resulting physical and mental stress are acute and profound problems of today's society.
This work deals with the question to what extent stress factors have an effect on the design process. With the help of self-experimentation this question was further examined. By continuous monitoring through various stress sensors, ECG- measurement devices, a surveillance camera and constantly triggered screenshots, photographs and questionnaires, the subject was monitored and analyzed. The analysis shows that the investigated factors have no positive effect on the design process, the design outcome is not significantly better than under normal conditions. Outcome of the analysis is a Manifesto, entitled Slow Design, that criticises the performance orientation of our today's society.
The resulting manifesto is part of book publication. Basis of the book are the pictures of the surveillance camera, each minute was recorded and is now shown in the book. 7334 images, 7334 minutes of work. On each page of the book, the reader is constantly faced with work, power and it's temporal measurement. The book suspends the reader on multiple levels with the acute and threatening situation in which we find ourselves. Crushing reality, monotony and an incredible mass of work are preparing the reader image for image for the insight in form of the manifesto. The book expresses the attitude of Slow Design.
Liang Hao: Just Fishing in the Nature
108 (144) pages,
thread stitching with open back,
English/Chinese with texts by: Barbara Signer, Jiajia Zhang, Anna-Viktoria Eschbach and Liang Hao,
inserted diary sheet, hand-made silkscreen by the artist
paper bag
tria publishing platform, Zurich–Beijing, 2016
“Just Fishing in the Nature” is a publication in close collaboration wit the Chinese artist Liang Hao. It is the first publication highlighting his works as a video artist while putting into the context with his oeuvre as a painter. The publication stretches out on 108 pages all 20 second of the video “Just Fishing in the Nature”, that was shot during his residency in Iceland in 2015. By looking closer pictures will appear at irregular intervals on the left pages of the book. The pictures are not fully visible, the reader will just see them shining through the paper. Through working with a special binding technique, the book consists of partly closed sheets. In every inside of these closed pages one of Liang Hao’s painting is printed. Thereby a poetic dialogue between the moments of “Just Fishing in the Nature” and the moments shown in Liang Hao’s paintings arises – surrounded by Icelandic nature.
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Wegen dem guten Essen – Reprint 2017
A4, 240 pages, paperback
German
self-published, 2017
The book is based on the notebook of my grandmother Paula Maurer, in which she noted all the cooking recipes she learnt as a 13-year-old between 1932 and 1934. Through stories and memories of four other women from her village, it has become a book full of valuable knowledge, history and wonderful memories.
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Poster for Danish-Chinese Project "Response"
Posterdesign for the Danish-Chinese project RESPONSE.
During April 2018 Rikke Ehlers Nilsson, Maj Horn, Johannes Sivertsen, Ditte Soria, Nanna Lysholt Hansen, Astrid Myntekær, Sif Hedegård and Scott William Raby will develop new works in response to the city, the people and the conversations they will experience.
Happening at I:project space, Beijing.
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Christa Ziegler: Polis – What about Cairo?
published by Khaled Al-Khamissi
16 pages, newspaper print
English/Arabic
edition fink, Zurich 2016
This collection of texts is published as a thematic extension to the illustrated volume “Polis – Cities in Images” by Christa Ziegler and is a continuation of the discussion initiated in “Polis – Talking about Cities”
Design and typesetting together with Georg Rutishauser at edition fink.
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L'Officiel ART 1–3
Art Direction of the first 3 issues of L’Officiel Art in Switzerland.
Media-partner of the Swiss Art and Design Awards 2015 and 2016.
Cover: Daniele Buetti, Sylvie Fleury, Ian Davenport
English/French
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108 (144) pages,
thread stitching with open back,
English/Chinese with texts by: Barbara Signer, Jiajia Zhang, Anna-Viktoria Eschbach and Liang Hao,
inserted diary sheet, hand-made silkscreen by the artist
paper bag
tria publishing platform, Zurich–Beijing, 2016
“Just Fishing in the Nature” is a publication in close collaboration wit the Chinese artist Liang Hao. It is the first publication highlighting his works as a video artist while putting into the context with his oeuvre as a painter. The publication stretches out on 108 pages all 20 second of the video “Just Fishing in the Nature”, that was shot during his residency in Iceland in 2015. By looking closer pictures will appear at irregular intervals on the left pages of the book. The pictures are not fully visible, the reader will just see them shining through the paper. Through working with a special binding technique, the book consists of partly closed sheets. In every inside of these closed pages one of Liang Hao’s painting is printed. Thereby a poetic dialogue between the moments of “Just Fishing in the Nature” and the moments shown in Liang Hao’s paintings arises – surrounded by Icelandic nature.
A4, 240 pages, paperback
German
self-published, 2017
The book is based on the notebook of my grandmother Paula Maurer, in which she noted all the cooking recipes she learnt as a 13-year-old between 1932 and 1934. Through stories and memories of four other women from her village, it has become a book full of valuable knowledge, history and wonderful memories.
Posterdesign for the Danish-Chinese project RESPONSE. During April 2018 Rikke Ehlers Nilsson, Maj Horn, Johannes Sivertsen, Ditte Soria, Nanna Lysholt Hansen, Astrid Myntekær, Sif Hedegård and Scott William Raby will develop new works in response to the city, the people and the conversations they will experience. Happening at I:project space, Beijing.
published by Khaled Al-Khamissi
16 pages, newspaper print
English/Arabic
edition fink, Zurich 2016
This collection of texts is published as a thematic extension to the illustrated volume “Polis – Cities in Images” by Christa Ziegler and is a continuation of the discussion initiated in “Polis – Talking about Cities”
Design and typesetting together with Georg Rutishauser at edition fink.
Art Direction of the first 3 issues of L’Officiel Art in Switzerland. Media-partner of the Swiss Art and Design Awards 2015 and 2016.
Cover: Daniele Buetti, Sylvie Fleury, Ian Davenport
English/French
Daniel Stubenvoll: i:cowboy
A5, 56 pages,
wire stitching,
English/Chinese with a text by Anna-Viktoria Eschbach
tria publishing platform, Zurich–Beijing, 2016
Daniel Stubenvoll took part in the residency program at I: project space in spring 2015. His stay in Beijing was extremely productive and next to shooting a video, he started an event series at a mahjong-place (Salon, breakfast, hoops), and realized a solo exhibition at I: project space. The publication on the one hand is a documentation of his researc and exhibition at I: project space, but it also let’s you “walk through” the exhibition and experience his stay in Beijing. Starting with a overview- look into the exhibition place, the image is zooming to works that were exhibited on the wall and show stills of the video. You can also become a guest at the artist talk which discusses elements of the exhibition but also gives an impression of his research in China. The easy, simple design and the uncut front side contribute to the fast and raw character of a documentation. The cover of the exhibition serves as a recognizable feature.
«I: Cowboy» is part of the residency publication series of I: project space.
A5, 56 pages, wire stitching,
English/Chinese with a text by Anna-Viktoria Eschbach
tria publishing platform, Zurich–Beijing, 2016
Daniel Stubenvoll took part in the residency program at I: project space in spring 2015. His stay in Beijing was extremely productive and next to shooting a video, he started an event series at a mahjong-place (Salon, breakfast, hoops), and realized a solo exhibition at I: project space. The publication on the one hand is a documentation of his researc and exhibition at I: project space, but it also let’s you “walk through” the exhibition and experience his stay in Beijing. Starting with a overview- look into the exhibition place, the image is zooming to works that were exhibited on the wall and show stills of the video. You can also become a guest at the artist talk which discusses elements of the exhibition but also gives an impression of his research in China. The easy, simple design and the uncut front side contribute to the fast and raw character of a documentation. The cover of the exhibition serves as a recognizable feature. «I: Cowboy» is part of the residency publication series of I: project space.
672 pages
edition fink, Zurich 2013
Accompanied by an additional text-edition as a continuing series.
Typesetting and design together with Georg Rutishauser at edition fink.
334 pages
Schuler Auktionen, 2013
Concept and design of an automatic auction's house catalogue which reduces the production time from several days to 20 minutes.
Code: Hendrik Kröger
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Uriel Orlow: Unmade Film
272 pages text-part
German/English/Arabic
164 pages image-part
edition fink, Zurich 2014
Published on the occasion of exhibitions
at Al-Ma’mal Foundation for Contemporary Art, Jerusalem, Centre Culturel Suisse, Paris, Les Complices*, Zurich, John Hansard Gallery, Southhampton.
Design and typesetting together with Georg Rutishauser at edition fink.
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JOM Architects
334 pages
Schuler Auktionen, 2013
Concept and design of an automatic auction's house catalogue which reduces the production time from several days to 20 minutes.
Code: Hendrik Kröger
272 pages text-part
German/English/Arabic
164 pages image-part
edition fink, Zurich 2014
Published on the occasion of exhibitions at Al-Ma’mal Foundation for Contemporary Art, Jerusalem, Centre Culturel Suisse, Paris, Les Complices*, Zurich, John Hansard Gallery, Southhampton.
Design and typesetting together with Georg Rutishauser at edition fink.
Romy Rüegger: A Play for Recorded Voices
42 pages
edition fink, Zurich 2013
Design and typesetting together with Georg Rutishauser at edition fink.
workflow of the automatic catalogue