Battlefield, 2022–2023
Graphic design for various media of the first institutional solo-exhibition in Europe of Australian artist Gabriella Hirst. In the form of a garden, the work collects flowers which carry names deriving from theaters of war: Generals, Weapons, Armory, etc. The graphic design covers a typographical system for around 200 botanical signs, printed ephemera, a Riso-printed publication and an online-archive.
The exhibition is curated by Anna Voswinckel & Anja Lückenkemper.
Commissioned by Kunsthalle Osnabrück.
The accompanying website acts as an archive which can be accessed without being on location. It displays info, photos, etc. about every flower in the installation. Each column in the index can be sorted, including the colors. Development in collaboration with Boris von Hopffgarten.
Riso-printed publication (2 colors), 32 pages, 20 × 28 cm + Offset-printed dust-jacket, which shows the installation as a drawing during the process of creation. Edition: 250, edited by Anna Voswinckel, text by curators Anna Voswinckel & Anja Lückenkemper
photo: Andreas Berger, 2022
photo: Andreas Berger, 2022
Laser-cut botanical signs, various sizes
The “Hershey” font, which is used throughout the visual identity, was developed in 1967 by Dr. Allen Vincent Hershey at the Naval Weapons Laboratory. It was chosen due to its dual connotations- its development link to the weapons manufacturing industry and more recently in applications like laser engraving, which is used typically for the development of botanical signs.
Battlefield, 2022–2023
Graphic design for various media of the first institutional solo-exhibition in Europe of Australian artist Gabriella Hirst. In the form of a garden, the work collects flowers which carry names deriving from theaters of war: Generals, Weapons, Armory, etc. The graphic design covers a typographical system for around 200 botanical signs, printed ephemera, a Riso-printed publication and an online-archive.
The exhibition is curated by Anna Voswinckel & Anja Lückenkemper.
Commissioned by Kunsthalle Osnabrück.
The accompanying website acts as an archive which can be accessed without being on location. It displays info, photos, etc. about every flower in the installation. Each column in the index can be sorted, including the colors. Development in collaboration with Boris von Hopffgarten.
Riso-printed publication (2 colors), 32 pages, 20 × 28 cm + Offset-printed dust-jacket, which shows the installation as a drawing during the process of creation. Edition: 250, edited by Anna Voswinckel, text by curators Anna Voswinckel & Anja Lückenkemper
photo: Andreas Berger, 2022
photo: Andreas Berger, 2022
Laser-cut botanical signs, various sizes
The “Hershey” font, which is used throughout the visual identity, was developed in 1967 by Dr. Allen Vincent Hershey at the Naval Weapons Laboratory. It was chosen due to its dual connotations- its development link to the weapons manufacturing industry and more recently in applications like laser engraving, which is used typically for the development of botanical signs.