Outer Space Press

Berlin based artist duo, Magdalena Wysocka and Claudio Pogo, create artists’ books, multiples, and prints in their studio Outer Space Press in Berlin, Germany. Their art practice is based on collecting and re-contextualising photography, found books, and other archival print material in order to create new visual narratives. The studio is place for them to develop and produce not only their personal work, but also operates as a space open for collaboration with artists who share similar interests in combining photography with the tactile and material qualities of print.

With Claudio having a background in publishing and photography (running PogoBooks since 2010), and Magda having completed an education in printmaking and design (MA degree in Printmaking at Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice, Poland), the duo have been building up their print studio and bindery together since 2016.

Outer Space Press was created from a dream of being truly independent. “The idea initially came from trying to bridge a production gap between small editions crafted entirely by hand and industrial printing and bookbinding” explain Claudio and Magda. The Studio consist of two 2 drum Risographs, a Karl Krause A3 embossing press, Brehmer 39 ³/₄ section sewing machine, and various smaller bookbinding tools. The studio’s diverse range of equipment opens up the possibility for experiments in all parts of the book making process: starting from design and editing, through prototyping, printing and binding.

Although the majority of printing at Outer Space Press is done on a Risograph, it is conducted with a slow and calculated approach; shifting focus from quantity and speed, to achieving the best quality of photography reproduction, all while embracing the roughness of textures and imperfections that are specific to Riso printing.

The 12 colour palette that the Studio offers is kept minimal and limited to CMYK, with only a few selected spot colours including metallic gold, grey or white. “Risograph is treated here not only as a sustainable alternative to offset or digital printing, but also as a versatile tool to print on unconventional materials” describe the duo.

Outer Space Press take the limitations that Risography brings as a challenge in their practice; mixing their own inks, combining Riso with other printing techniques (offset, screen printing, indigo), oversize printing, as well as using materials such as canvas or unconventional paper stocks. This freedom for experimentation is reflected in the book mysteriously titled ‚67—P. The publication is Claudio and Magda’s subjective and abstract interpretation of the European Space Agency’s photographic archive of the world famous Rosetta mission, that had a goal to land on a comet for the first time in history. The book was printed with a Risograph on paper made entirely out of chalk stone, turning it into an extraordinary haptic experience with it´s own sense of gravity.

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