Haz De Gis
Yani Pecanins
1982
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The textured publications of Yani Pecanins embody the feminist experimentation that defined Mexico's golden age of independent publishing, from the early 1970s through the 1990s: Beau Geste Press, La Flor de Otro Día, etc.. Born ...
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Haz De Gis
Yani Pecanins
1982
Mexico City: Cocina Ediciones Mimeográficas
Unpaginated [8 cardboard leaves laid in a handmade folder]
22.5 × 22.5 cm
Edition of 100

The textured publications of Yani Pecanins embody the feminist experimentation that defined Mexico's golden age of independent publishing, from the early 1970s through the 1990s: Beau Geste Press, La Flor de Otro Día, etc.. Born to German and Catalan immigrant parents, Pecanins studied linotype and bookbinding. In 1977, she co-founded Cocina Ediciones to support the work of lesser-known artists and to create new circuits for its dissemination; in early 1990s, she co-founded the bookstore El Archivero, dedicated to artists' books. Cocina Ediciones' publications combined photography, calligraphy, rubber stamps, collage, tactile materials, and found objects to explore themes of intimacy, isolation, memory, and loss.


 


In this haptic mimeographed book, Pecanins challenges clichés surrounding representations of women in Mexico through eight cardboard leaves housed in a handmade folder. Incorporating staples, stitching, and stickers bearing phrases such as “Mamacita, tus hijos te adoran” the opening collages depict women engaged in domestic activities: cleaning house, cooking, weaving on a loom. The final images, by contrast, suggest liberation from these stereotypes, culminating in a woman pressing ink onto a mimeograph to make her own art. This subtle transition captures the understated character of Pecanins' feminism, which engages with both Mexican popular culture and the contemporary experimental art scene through poetry, wit, and material play.

Mexico City: Cocina Ediciones Mimeográficas
Unpaginated [8 cardboard leaves laid in a handmade folder]
22.5 × 22.5 cm
Edition of 100

The textured publications of Yani Pecanins embody the feminist experimentation that defined Mexico's golden age of independent publishing, from the early 1970s through the 1990s: Beau Geste Press, La Flor de Otro Día, etc.. Born to German and Catalan immigrant parents, Pecanins studied linotype and bookbinding. In 1977, she co-founded Cocina Ediciones to support the work of lesser-known artists and to create new circuits for its dissemination; in early 1990s, she co-founded the bookstore El Archivero, dedicated to artists' books. Cocina Ediciones' publications combined photography, calligraphy, rubber stamps, collage, tactile materials, and found objects to explore themes of intimacy, isolation, memory, and loss.

 

In this haptic mimeographed book, Pecanins challenges clichés surrounding representations of women in Mexico through eight cardboard leaves housed in a handmade folder. Incorporating staples, stitching, and stickers bearing phrases such as “Mamacita, tus hijos te adoran” the opening collages depict women engaged in domestic activities: cleaning house, cooking, weaving on a loom. The final images, by contrast, suggest liberation from these stereotypes, culminating in a woman pressing ink onto a mimeograph to make her own art. This subtle transition captures the understated character of Pecanins' feminism, which engages with both Mexican popular culture and the contemporary experimental art scene through poetry, wit, and material play.

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The textured publications of Yani Pecanins embody the feminist experimentation that defined Mexico's golden age of independent publishing, from the early 1970s through the 1990s: Beau Geste Press, La Flor de Otro Día, etc.. Born to German and Catalan immigrant parents, Pecanins studied linotype and bookbinding. In 1977, she co-founded Cocina Ediciones to support the work of lesser-known artists and to create new circuits for its dissemination; in early 1990s, she co-founded the bookstore El Archivero, dedicated to artists' books. Cocina Ediciones' publications combined photography, calligraphy, rubber stamps, collage, tactile materials, and found objects to explore themes of intimacy, isolation, memory, and loss.

 

In this haptic mimeographed book, Pecanins challenges clichés surrounding representations of women in Mexico through eight cardboard leaves housed in a handmade folder. Incorporating staples, stitching, and stickers bearing phrases such as “Mamacita, tus hijos te adoran” the opening collages depict women engaged in domestic activities: cleaning house, cooking, weaving on a loom. The final images, by contrast, suggest liberation from these stereotypes, culminating in a woman pressing ink onto a mimeograph to make her own art. This subtle transition captures the understated character of Pecanins' feminism, which engages with both Mexican popular culture and the contemporary experimental art scene through poetry, wit, and material play.

Mexico City: Cocina Ediciones Mimeográficas
Unpaginated [8 cardboard leaves laid in a handmade folder]
22.5 × 22.5 cm
Edition of 100

The textured publications of Yani Pecanins embody the feminist experimentation that defined Mexico's golden age of independent publishing, from the early 1970s through the 1990s: Beau Geste Press, La Flor de Otro Día, etc.. Born to German and Catalan immigrant parents, Pecanins studied linotype and bookbinding. In 1977, she co-founded Cocina Ediciones to support the work of lesser-known artists and to create new circuits for its dissemination; in early 1990s, she co-founded the bookstore El Archivero, dedicated to artists' books. Cocina Ediciones' publications combined photography, calligraphy, rubber stamps, collage, tactile materials, and found objects to explore themes of intimacy, isolation, memory, and loss.

 

In this haptic mimeographed book, Pecanins challenges clichés surrounding representations of women in Mexico through eight cardboard leaves housed in a handmade folder. Incorporating staples, stitching, and stickers bearing phrases such as “Mamacita, tus hijos te adoran” the opening collages depict women engaged in domestic activities: cleaning house, cooking, weaving on a loom. The final images, by contrast, suggest liberation from these stereotypes, culminating in a woman pressing ink onto a mimeograph to make her own art. This subtle transition captures the understated character of Pecanins' feminism, which engages with both Mexican popular culture and the contemporary experimental art scene through poetry, wit, and material play.

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The textured publications of Yani Pecanins embody the feminist experimentation that defined Mexico's golden age of independent publishing, from the early 1970s through the 1990s: Beau Geste Press, La Flor de Otro Día, etc.. Born to German and Catalan immigrant parents, Pecanins studied linotype and bookbinding. In 1977, she co-founded Cocina Ediciones to support the work of lesser-known artists and to create new circuits for its dissemination; in early 1990s, she co-founded the bookstore El Archivero, dedicated to artists' books. Cocina Ediciones' publications combined photography, calligraphy, rubber stamps, collage, tactile materials, and found objects to explore themes of intimacy, isolation, memory, and loss.

 

In this haptic mimeographed book, Pecanins challenges clichés surrounding representations of women in Mexico through eight cardboard leaves housed in a handmade folder. Incorporating staples, stitching, and stickers bearing phrases such as “Mamacita, tus hijos te adoran” the opening collages depict women engaged in domestic activities: cleaning house, cooking, weaving on a loom. The final images, by contrast, suggest liberation from these stereotypes, culminating in a woman pressing ink onto a mimeograph to make her own art. This subtle transition captures the understated character of Pecanins' feminism, which engages with both Mexican popular culture and the contemporary experimental art scene through poetry, wit, and material play.

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