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The Beginning of Forms

'The Beginning of Forms' reflects seven artists and designers living and working together in residence at Rogaland Kunstsenter, Stavanger, Norway. Additional material has been provided by visitors and guests.

Contributors: Philipp Kleinmichel, Sander Lilleeidet Haga, Laure Vigna, Radna Rumping, Erik Freer, Scott Joseph, Kjetil Kristensen, Alessandro Marchi, Marthe Ramm Fortun, Prem Krishnamurthy, Elias Daniel Pittenger, Kristina Ketola Bore, Geir Haraldseth.

N.B. Each contribution is allocated its own typeface, grid, layout and margin structure, and connotes to the socially polemic side-effects of globalisation in an age of open source economies.

Printing: Offset lithography, 96pp, 170mm × 240mm.

Edition: 250.

Published by Rogaland Kunstsenter, Stavanger, NO.

Made with support from the Norsk kulturfond.

Publication DesignTypographyEditorial
The Beginning of Forms - Title page typography, bespoke display type
The Beginning of Forms - Sander Haga — Isolated Sleep Paralysis
The Beginning of Forms - Marthe Ramm Fortun — In a Foreign Language
The Beginning of Forms - Marthe Ramm Fortun — In a Foreign Language
The Beginning of Forms - Laure Vigna — Things to Keep Refrigerated
The Beginning of Forms - Dancers to Hold One or Both Hands
The Beginning of Forms - Laure Vigna — Things to Keep Refrigerated
The Beginning of Forms - Laure Vigna — Things to Keep Refrigerated
The Beginning of Forms - Various — So Glad To Be Back In A Band
The Beginning of Forms - Scott Joseph — Spirit Level No.1 (Staples)
The Beginning of Forms - Scott Joseph — Spirit Level No.2 (Macro Bubble)
The Beginning of Forms - Spirit Level No.3 (Word Index)
The Beginning of Forms - Kjetil Kristensen — Re-creating, Re-setting
The Beginning of Forms - Kjetil Kristensen — Re-creating, Re-setting
The Beginning of Forms - Alessandro Marchi — One String Orchestra
The Beginning of Forms - Alessandro Marchi — One String Orchestra
The Beginning of Forms - Kristina Ketela Bore — Quilt Mechanics
The Beginning of Forms - Erik Freer — Circles In Plain Air (Image Text)