Sunday - Printing Plant - Talks and Workshops
25 November 2018

Looiersgracht 60’s bespoke book fair ‘Printing Plant’ is accompanied by an exciting public programme. The carefully curated events shine a light on an inspiring range of perspectives pertaining to artist book and independent publishing. This year’s programme includes a varied line-up of talks, lectures and workshops, thematically divided into two general categories: the achievements of women in the field of (art)book publishing and writing, and the architecture of the book and its relationship to space. We look forward to opening up the world of art-book publishing to the general public whilst affording industry professionals the opportunity to encounter fresh perspectives.

On Sunday you can join us for several exciting lectures, readings and workshops:

Printed Matter in Fashion
Talk by Warehouse
12:30 – 13:30, auditorium
Warehouse is an Amsterdam based platform initiated by Elisa van Joolen, Femke de Vries and Hanka van der Voet that aims to provide a place for critical fashion practitioners by creating an engaging environment that facilitates dialogue and an alternative fashion discourse that goes beyond seeing fashion as a commodity. Recently, Warehouse has supported and produced a number of projects that explore with a critical eye, the trademarks of fashion. Some of these projects are Press and Fold, V*GUE, A Magazine Reader, Portaland Monument. During their talk at Printing Plant, Femke de Vries and Elisa van Joolen, along with Jan Schoon, will share insights on how they dissect fashion magazines, make fashion publications, approach the garment as carrier and medium and redefine the role of the wearer and the maker.

Please note there is limited seating available for this event. Tickets are € 3 euro and are available here and at the venue. For more information, please email valeria@looiersgracht60.org

B. Destruction of Pleasure is a Radical Weapon
Soft Fiction Projects Workshop
14:00 – 16:30, auditorium
Soft Fiction Projects is an artist run initiative led by artists Alessia Cargnelli and Emily McFarland. Soft Fiction Projects have recently launched Doris,the first issue in a series of limited-edition publications that present artists responses to selected contemporary and modern writers. The writers selected have a unique approach to the reterritorialisation of language and illustrate a connection of the individual to a political immediacy. As part of ‘Printing Plant’, Soft Fiction Projects are organising a workshop in which participants will be invited to collectively produce a visual, mixed media response to a text selected and read by Soft Fiction Projects. The main text to be explored is Laura Mulvey’s 1973 essay: Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema, specifically the second section entitled - B. Destruction of Pleasure is a Radical Weapon. The material results from the workshop will be included in a section of the second edition of the publication.

Please note that there are only 15 places available for this event. Tickets are € 3 euro and are available here and at the venue. For more information, please email valeria@looiersgracht60.org
Expected duration: 2 – 2.5 hours

Printing Plant x San Serriffe, Tea Readings
15.30-16.30, office
Focusing on self-published material, Amsterdam based bookstore San Serriffe is a treasure trove of exceptional books on art, theory and design publications. It is also host to a vibrant weekly programme of book presentations, talks, performances and conversations concerning publishing culture. During Looiersgracht 60’s book fair ‘Printing Plant,’ San Serriffe is organising Tea Time Readings, an event where visitors are invited to take a break from the bustle of the fair and enjoy a cup of tea in the quiet office space at Looiersgracht 60. Here they will be accompanied by writers and publishers who will be reading from their recently published work. The Tea Time Readings on Sunday will present work by Siân Robinson Davies.

Siân Robinson Davies – Naked and Practical
Naked and Practicalis the latest publication by writer, performer and educator Siân Robinson Davies. This collection of short stories, scenes and fragments, looks at how people come to realise what it is that they want. This perceptive book is published by Tenletters, a publishing and exhibition space in Glasgow that takes a special interest in the representation, expression and circulation of language in its many forms.

Attending the readings is free of charge, however there are limited places available, so please email valeria@looiersgracht60.org to make a reservation.

Book about Spaces, as Spaces, within Spaces
Lecture by Rorhof
17:30 -18:30, auditorium
Artist and director of Rorhof, Nicolò Degiorgis, presents 'Book about spaces, as spaces, within spaces'. This lecture observes bookmaking as a combination of conceptual art, spatial art and handcraft. Degiorgis has explored these themes in depth through his personal work as well as a publisher at Rorhof. The independent publishing house develops and publishes artist books, multiples and exhibition catalogues that treat the visual and conceptual elements of bookmaking as equal partners in the creative process.

Please note there is limited seating available for this event. Tickets are € 3 euro and are available here and at the venue. For more information, please email valeria@looiersgracht60.org