40/04 Kemistry Gallery in collaboration with Pixley Printhouse are proud to present Questioning Print. Inspired by digital prints ubiquitous everyday use, Design Studio 40/04 began an extended discussion surrounding contemporary attitudes towards Digital Print, both how it is used, as well as perceived by others.
The result of this exploration was an invitation for designers and artists to express these conversations through printed outcomes. Each participant was sent an open brief: to ‘Question’ digital print, in any form they felt appropriate.
The exhibition explores the nature and possibilities of digital print within contemporary Art and Design practice. Whether it is transforming a 2-Dimensional design into 3 Dimensions , or revealing and manipulating the source code that underpins modern printing, all of the work featured questions and investigates the value, use and qualities of digital printmaking.
In an era of Print-on-Demand and Desktop publishing, the show also examines the continued importance of collaboration between designer and printer in the production of a printed object, openly immersing the viewer within this process.
Questioning print acts both as an outlet for these finished outcomes, as well as a platform for further discussions around the continued prominence of Digital Print within the creative industries.
These discussions are facilitated and provoked by accompanying publications and online resources that will be available alongside printed outcomes. A free pdf download of the publications and selected prints will be available for purchase during the exhibition.
Participants: Ari Marteinsson & Sophie Hack Andersen - Daniel Powell - Tilly Shiner - Jasper Cannell - Jack Featherstone - Thomas Kilburn - Gareth Bayliss - Asger Behncke Jacobsen - Lousie Lynn - Niall Reynolds.
Based in the east end of London, Pixley Printhouse work with the creative industries and students, producing high quality, large format and Risograph prints on a wide range of specialist papers. Additionally Pixley also cover mounting and framing for exhibition and display purposes.
