Over the past year, letterpress printmaker and designer, Dafi Kuhne, has been working on a project called The Absurdity of the Moment; a series of 10 large (70x100cm) letterpress printed posters. The posters have all been produced from hand-cut linoleum and hot metal type, and printed in up to 10 print runs each. The 10 motifs will be on exhibition from April 22 until August 1, 2021 at Museum für Gestaltung in Zürich.
Dafi’s poster series also functions as a visual diary. Whilst creating, he was guided by his own state of mind, which simultaneously expresses our collective emotions, too. In his designs, feelings such as uncertainty, fear, anger, and impotence are juxtaposed with positive experiences of greater serenity, a slower pace of life, and solidarity in practice. Things that seemed absurd at first soon became normal and no longer attract much attention today.
The Absurdity of the Moment represents the circumstances in society that confront us with the challenge of managing everyday life without planning for the future, whilst also recognising humorous moments within this scenario.
For each poster, Dafi has also created a 30 second reel with a short personal comment on each motif that will be available through QR codes at the exhibition and also posted on Instagram.
The exhibition is on from April 22–August 1, 2021, at Museum für Gestaltung Zürich, Switzerland.
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