Jurgen Olbrich, Grey, Kassel, Germany, 2025

Front cover

This is not the first modified vintage photo-strip that I've received from Jurgen, with this one taken up with touristic views from around Lake Garda in Italy. Jurgen's 'grey' intervention obscures the views forcing the viewer to scramble for clues of what lies underneath. Ultimately its a futile activity and you reach a point where you just have to accept it for what is is — a series of photographs with daubs of grey paint smeared onto their surfaces. 

12 single-sided pages, individually 2.25" x 3.5" and unfolded 3ft 6".

back cover

leporello with No-Institute envelope

R. Clarke-Davis, A Book of Wander: Tarriff Aware and A Book of Wanderings, Kiddy Viddy Press, 2025

A Book of Wander: Tarriff Aware, 2025 

A cool new accordion from Clarke-Davis, the moody feeling of the work is emphasized by the film sprocket framing which also gives it a sense of movement. The camera becomes witness and documentarian of these darkened spaces of the night all of which resonates and seems very apropos for the present times.

6 single sided pages, individually 5" x 7" and when unfolded 3ft 6"

Back cover

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A Book of Wanderings, 2025

Another in Clarke-Davis' flaneur of the night books in which he documents deserted city streets. The following quote is from this book's end page, "A book of wanderings from the early morning without taxis or uber, if my sister only knew...".

What's interesting for me about this book is its structure, it has been printed in a long strip like an accordion, but both end pages are glued to the cover. The result is an accordion book that you can't open up and it forces the viewer/reader to experience it as a traditional book, although it is ostensibly two different kinds of books. An interesting dilemma for sure!

24 pages, individually 4.25" x 4".

back cover

Gary Panter, Recent Paintings and Works on Paper, Gracie Mansion Gallery, New York, 1989

Exhibition brochure's mailing envelope

One side of this exhibition brochure has this wild mash-up of 5 images in Panter's now familiar styles and sensibility. On the reverse side is a very informative summary of Panter's career by John Carlin.

5 double-sided pages, individually 5" x 7" and when unfolded 2ft 11".

Hardcore Panter fans might check out this link to another of his work's on this blog: 

accordion publications: Gary Panter, Dirty Drawings, CBO Editions, late 1980s, [ed. 120]

reverse side

back of envelope with Panter drawing