Carbon Copy Commodity Exhibition


An exhibition of artists books in which I worked as mural artist and curator, along with South African gallery Bell-Roberts.
The exhibition took place between the 31st of August and the 29th of September 2007, counting on the participation of some
of my favorite artist books publishers:

Seems Books, Hassla, Nieves, Bongoût,Farewell Books, Used Future and Soyfriends. Local artists included the very talented Jonah Sack.
A big thanks to Tau Tavengwa, who was instrumental in making this exhibition happen.






Idea behind the exhibition:

Carbon Copy Commodity stands for two things. Initial methods of reproduction made use of Carbon Copies to multiply publications. They were not
highly effective and were (and still are) sort of fragile and impermanent. Some artists used this as a vehicle to publish their own work.
These pamphlets were also used as an effective way of passing on political messages. Later on, fanzines were born as a step up from these pamphlets.

Later on, fanzines carried on the function of the initial pamphlets, jumping the traditional publishing hierarchy, and serving as a medium for artists
to more freely expres themselves. With the improvement of printing techniques, publications improved. There can be now little difference between a
professionally produced zine and a home production. Fanzines and artist books have evolved into commodities.







Short Comment on the Mural

Acrylic on Wood
350 x 270 cm

The mural was drawn from an A5 drawing and I intended it to be a casual and playful. It's also dedicated to three artists who use humor in their work:
Kristoffer Kjølberg, Bendik Kaltenborn and Kalle Runeson. Their names were tagged on the wall. The need to create an informal and playful mural sprung
from a need to break the formality of the space, called a white, square space called CUBE.








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