Just in Time: Or A Short History of Production
Xavier Antin
2010
Just in Time: Or A Short History of Production
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In this sophisticated publication, artist and designer Xavier Antin explores the evolution of printing technologies through the use of four machines from four different eras, each dedicated to printing a single colour: stencil duplicator, 1880 ...
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Just in Time: Or A Short History of Production
Xavier Antin
2010
London: Self-published
Unpaginated [40 pages]
29 × 21 cm
Edition of 100; numbered 62/100

In this sophisticated publication, artist and designer Xavier Antin explores the evolution of printing technologies through the use of four machines from four different eras, each dedicated to printing a single colour: stencil duplicator, 1880 (magenta); spirit duplicator, 1923 (cyan); laser printer, 1969 (black); and inkjet printer, 1976 (yellow).


 


This skilful technical orchestration produces a chromatic symphony in book form, tracing the technological evolution of printing alongside the history of other industries. A rich corpus of industrial photographs is subtly transformed through the experimental use of these four printing machines, whose distinct processes and temporalities become both the subject and the material of the publication. 

London: Self-published
Unpaginated [40 pages]
29 × 21 cm
Edition of 100; numbered 62/100

In this sophisticated publication, artist and designer Xavier Antin explores the evolution of printing technologies through the use of four machines from four different eras, each dedicated to printing a single colour: stencil duplicator, 1880 (magenta); spirit duplicator, 1923 (cyan); laser printer, 1969 (black); and inkjet printer, 1976 (yellow).

 

This skilful technical orchestration produces a chromatic symphony in book form, tracing the technological evolution of printing alongside the history of other industries. A rich corpus of industrial photographs is subtly transformed through the experimental use of these four printing machines, whose distinct processes and temporalities become both the subject and the material of the publication. 

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In this sophisticated publication, artist and designer Xavier Antin explores the evolution of printing technologies through the use of four machines from four different eras, each dedicated to printing a single colour: stencil duplicator, 1880 (magenta); spirit duplicator, 1923 (cyan); laser printer, 1969 (black); and inkjet printer, 1976 (yellow).

 

This skilful technical orchestration produces a chromatic symphony in book form, tracing the technological evolution of printing alongside the history of other industries. A rich corpus of industrial photographs is subtly transformed through the experimental use of these four printing machines, whose distinct processes and temporalities become both the subject and the material of the publication. 

London: Self-published
Unpaginated [40 pages]
29 × 21 cm
Edition of 100; numbered 62/100

In this sophisticated publication, artist and designer Xavier Antin explores the evolution of printing technologies through the use of four machines from four different eras, each dedicated to printing a single colour: stencil duplicator, 1880 (magenta); spirit duplicator, 1923 (cyan); laser printer, 1969 (black); and inkjet printer, 1976 (yellow).

 

This skilful technical orchestration produces a chromatic symphony in book form, tracing the technological evolution of printing alongside the history of other industries. A rich corpus of industrial photographs is subtly transformed through the experimental use of these four printing machines, whose distinct processes and temporalities become both the subject and the material of the publication. 

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In this sophisticated publication, artist and designer Xavier Antin explores the evolution of printing technologies through the use of four machines from four different eras, each dedicated to printing a single colour: stencil duplicator, 1880 (magenta); spirit duplicator, 1923 (cyan); laser printer, 1969 (black); and inkjet printer, 1976 (yellow).

 

This skilful technical orchestration produces a chromatic symphony in book form, tracing the technological evolution of printing alongside the history of other industries. A rich corpus of industrial photographs is subtly transformed through the experimental use of these four printing machines, whose distinct processes and temporalities become both the subject and the material of the publication. 

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