REISEBUCH 1-5. For the New York based artist Christina Kruse, we reproduced her original travel books in a limited edition using the most elaborate printing techniques and a new bookbinding technique developed especially for the project. There were two versions of the book: The piece of art in a handmade wooden box or, alternatively, in a cardboard box.
Für die in New York lebende Künstlerin Christina Kruse haben wir ihre originalen Reisebücher in einer limitierten Auflage reproduziert. Dabei kamen aufwendigste Druckverfahren sowie eine eigens für dieses Projekt entwickelte Buchbindung zum Einsatz. Das Werk erschien in zwei Varianten: Als Kunstobjekt in einer handgefertigten Holzkiste oder alternativ in einer Kartonage.
Reisebuch 1-5, 254 pages, edition of 425. Illustrated wraps, each unique, hand-stamped by the artist using acrylic ink and custom-designed rubber stamps. Spine hand-stenciled by the artist; binding threads are hand-painted by the artist. Encased in a clamshell box printed with montages by the artist, featuring interior ribbons trimmed and painted by the artist. 30.5 x 23.5 x 3.8 cm
Artist at work: Final proofing of the edition.
Work in progress: Christina Kruse personally hand-finishes each book, transforming every edition into a unique work of art.
Reisebuch 1-5, Special Edition, Limited special edition, 254 pages, edition of 75. Bound in genuine sheep leather; each cover is unique and hand-branded by the artist using custom-designed aluminum stamps. Features two pages hand-collaged by the artist with silver tape and two photographs. Binding threads are hand-painted by the artist. Each book is encased in a handmade wooden box with a printed photogram and colored decals, featuring interior ribbons trimmed and painted by the artist. 30.5 x 23.5 x 3.8 cm
Original artist’s books, used as the master copies for the reproduction by PRINTKULTUR.
