{"product_id":"travelling-patterns","title":"Travelling Patterns","description":"\u003cp\u003ePatterns are made up of repeated icons that suggest their meaning. They feature in the graphic arts and are used decoratively, or as elements that tell a story. Diverse ways of pattern-making have endured in India, and this book takes inspiration from one of them: the remarkable tradition of block-printed patterns on cloth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInspired by the wooden printing blocks used to create these textile patterns, four artists—from India and Germany—set out to play with the language of patterns.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTravelling Patterns\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efeatures each of their journeys through four distinct visual narratives, as they tease apart and reassemble patterns and motifs:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAditi Jain\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etakes the viewer through the process of Indian spinning and weaving, using traditional block-printing icons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRuchi Shah\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebuilds a narrative around nature and the city, drawing on two kinds of traditional forms: geometric and organic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVerena Gerlach\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecreates her own motifs using objects and typography, assembling them together to evoke everyday life in a south Indian coastal city.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHenning Wagenbreth\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eillustrates an ironic narrative of travel for our times, setting the images within elaborately patterned borders.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTravelling Patterns\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a unique visual assemblage—in which pattern-making travels from textile to paper, from the decorative to the narrative, and from one context to another. A celebration of print-making in various forms, the book has been letter-pressed on handmade paper. The cloth cover—hand printed using wooden blocks—pays homage to the traditional blocks from which the artists drew their inspiration.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tara Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50855828750666,"sku":"9789390037063","price":75.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0754\/5474\/2858\/files\/Travelling-Patterns_cover.jpg?v=1747229107","url":"https:\/\/archive-books-berlin.myshopify.com\/products\/travelling-patterns","provider":"Archive Souq","version":"1.0","type":"link"}