As illustrative technologies advance, the disconnect between graphic artists and the work they create widens. Sophisticated printing machines (and the bespoke software programs that drive them) are more than mere tools – in extreme cases they can act a lot like independent creative entities.
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A Recent History of Writing and Drawing at the Institute of Contemporary Art in London takes a fascinating look at some of the more imaginative printing technologies around – from Viktor, a motor-driven chalk-drawing device able to reproduce text and graphics on a giant blackboard, to Dots on Demand, a hole-cutting service that cuts words out of paper, and Flood Fill, an algorithm that digitally colours a computer monitor pixel by pixel.
The show is the result of an ongoing collaboration between designers Alex Rich and Jürg Lehni, who created Viktor and its predecessor, the spray-can wielding Hektor. It’s a thoroughly entertaining look at the oily mechanics of illustration and an interactive rethink of what it means to communicate graphically.
INFORMATION
- Event dates
- 9 July 2008 to 31 August 2008
- Website
- http://www.ica.org.uk
- Telephone
- 44.(0)20 7930 0493
- Address
- Nash House
12 Carlton House Terrace
London, SW1Y 5AH
