Existing Publication: Dunja Jankovic

 https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/dunja-jankovic-things-that-block-the-view-art-publication-280820

Dunja also often incorporates visual glitches into her work. Where some call it op art or optical art, for the artist her interest doesn’t lie in tricking the eye. Instead, she likes to play with visual noise, drawing out how it can be perceived in different forms or compositions. Organic matter also makes an appearance every now and again. Tubes and round bodies seem abstract “but can also be highly associative.” Above all, she likes her artworks to be sensual yet potent at the same time, “bursting with life and energy” through the striking forms which could be a great many number of things, depending on who is looking.

It’s a visual treat explored in her recent compilation of works, more namely, things that block the view published by Look Back and Laugh. Starting out with a certain idea she wants to explore (whether that’s a particular composition or colour) Dunja takes this one image and experiments from there. One work leads to another until suddenly, “there’s hundreds of images named something like 22aooooooooooeeefg1.psd separated in a few folders,” she jokes. From there, it’s a case of curating and editing this mass hoard of imagery into something a little more refined. The result is a beautifully printed compilation of Dunja’s obsessions. Each page is a visual feast with a different story, accentuated by the use of Risograph printing which just adds another layer of experimentation into the mix.

With Risograph printing, surprises are aplenty, offering an exciting discovery for Dunja as she witnesses something on screen come to life through a print. “The process is similar to that of screen printing,” she adds, “but the very fine grains give a vague feeling of something nostalgic, a washed out memory.” With this in mind, Dunja’s work is more intuitive than conceptual. She sees “the book as poetry” and lets the work rush out of her in a creative explosion which is meant to be felt and experienced, rather than understood. “Or rather,” she finally goes on to say, “the understanding should come out of an intuitive feeling instead of rational thought.”

Searching for inspiration on ItsNiceThat I came across Dunja Jankovic's Things That Block The View. A very abstract and personal publication, I was inspired by her justification for Risograph printing. The way that she described the grainy textured quality as 'nostalgic, a washed out memory' resonated with me. 

I think this could be a possibility for the final publication as I want to evoke a similar feeling with my design - nostalgia, intimacy, warmth etc. 

Furthermore, the grainy qualities link wonderfully to those of photos taken with Lomo cameras. However, I'm not sure how the photographs would look risoprinted, due to the colour restrictions?

Never the less due to the ability to print many copies at a low cost, it's a fitting option.