Jürgen Olbrich, Untitled, Kassel, Germany, 2026

Another one of Olbrich's unique accordions consisting of found works transformed into an accordion. This one consists of recycled artists' postcards that have been sent to Olbrich. Jürgen is an artist and networker based in Kassel and the individual postcards in this accordion reflect his international network of collaborators. Search this blog and you'll find a number of other works by this busy artist.

7 double-sided pages, individual pages 3.5" x 6" and unfolded 3ft 6".

front side

reverse side

back cover

Longest Night, Anna Ehrlemark and Mileta Mijatović, Le Dernier Cri, Marseille, 2025, ed. 180

Another rambunctious screenprinted publication from Le Dernier Cri. While not an accordion, I enjoy the play of the pages contained within these two gatefold books. The two artists' works, although quite distinct stylistically, have been woven together in smart and eye-catching combinations alternating across the pages. 

2 booklets, each with 16 double-sided pages, individual pages 8.75" x 6.25", and when the publications' both books are opened up you have a 4 pages spread of 2ft 2".

the two books on the left and right

back cover

Attila Stark, Kulo in Marseille, Le Dernier Cri, Marseille, 2024, ed. 150

front cover

front and back covers

While this publication is not technically an accordion, I just like the play with the folds of the pages and the different combinations possible with multiple folded pages. The tour de force is the 33" spread created from the two gatefolds at the heart of the book. The text below represents a succinct summary of the activities of this prolific Hungarian artist.

"Attila Stark is a Budapest-based street artist whose multidisciplinary practice includes graffiti, illustration, stickers, wall paintings, screenprints, and self-published zines. A prominent figure in Hungary’s independent comic and urban art scenes, he has been publishing his ongoing series Kulo City with Roham publishers since 2007, presenting a personal and evolving visual narrative that blends comics, and subculture.

Initially rooted in the metropolitan environment, Stark’s work has gradually expanded into a surreal, unfiltered universe where recurring characters and eccentric creatures move through absurd and often darkly humorous situations. His imagery embraces raw expression and resists aesthetic boundaries or censorship, allowing existential tension to be overtaken by wit and grotesque exaggeration. Influenced by writers such as Alfred Jarry, Raymond Roussel, and William S. Burroughs, Stark creates intelligent yet brutally direct artworks that merge underground energy with literary depth, positioning him as a distinctive voice within contemporary Hungarian street art.”  [source: artsy.net]

15 double-sided pages, individually 11.75" x 8.25", and center 4 pages present a 2ft 11" panorama.

center pages

back cover

Annie Krim-Déjean, Mare Nostrum (Our Sea), France, 2025

              

A powerful accordion that takes as its theme the thousands of migrants fleeing their homelands and seeking safe harbor anywhere they can. It's a dangerous journey in which far too many are not making it to their final destinations. 

8 pages, individually 6" x 4" and when unfolded 2ft 1"

back page

Below is a translation of Krim-Déjean's poem:

Our Sea

Eyes filthy and bulging

Hands clutching at the liquid void

Arms thrashing the water, hands seeking a lifeline

Mouth twisted in despair

Their bodies float in your bitter waters

Their mad journey marked by your murderous waves

Their fear, their screams—swallowed, strangled

Mare Nostrum, so admired, so venerated

Mare Nostrum, never sated

Mare Nostrum, burial ground for the hopes of

The wretched of the earth

John Held Jr., Montreal: Perforations by John Held Jr., 2026

A perforated tourist postcard strip featuring sites of interest in Montreal, Canada. My mate John Held Jr., is the master of perforating and as you can see the perforations add an unexpected element to this traditional touristic guidebook.

9 double-side pages, individually 4" x 6", and when unfolded 3ft 4".

back cover

below are a couple of photos of John's perforator and a perforated stampsheet

M. S. Bastian and Isabelle L., Pulpa Geddon, Le Dernier Cri, Marseille, 2026, ed. 140

Front cover

Back cover

Front and back covers

Another amazing gatefold leporello from Le Dernier Cri!  Both the artists, M.S. Bastian (real name Marcel Sollberger) and Isabelle L., were born in Biel, Switzerland and studied graphic design, and have since established successful careers within that field. In 2000 they began loosely collaborating and by 2004 it had become a permanent partnership. 

Both were influenced by pulp fiction and comic books with an emphasis on the underground and alternative traditions. Particular artists who influenced them were people such as Gary Panter, Mark Beyer, Art Spiegelman and David Sandlin amongst others, as well as the larger French and American comic traditions.

This leporello with its title referencing armegeddon is a full blown end-of-the-world apocalypse depicted in nightmarish colors and accompanied by all the terrible things that happen in such an event. When you open up the two gatefolds you have 6ft 9" of absolute mayhem and terror with all sorts of historical references and set in the middle of the central panel are the words "Arbeit Macht Frei" which should alert every reader that you have entered a space from which there is no return.

14 double-sided pages (different widths), the leporello itself measures 13" x 12" and when the two gatefolds are opened the publication measures 6ft 9".

Note: examples of work by Panter, Spiegelman and Sandlin can be found on this blog. For further information about Le Dernier Cri see my article about them on this blog at: https://accordionpublications.blogspot.com/search?q=le+dernier+cri

left handside gatefold opened up

left handside opened up another level

left handside gatefold opened up

two center gatefolds

one level of gatefolds opened up

next level of both bgatefolds opened up

central panel

right handside gatefold opened up

another level of right handside gatefold opened up