DARKROOM DRAWING$125
Sam Margevicius
2021
Darkroom Drawing unites photographs, drawings, and text that share Sam Margevicius’ intimate connection to the space of photographic printing. Working under the guidance of one of New York’s preeminent analog photographic printers, Margevicius touts the virtues of meditative repetition and the subjectivity of perfection by moving between rigor and playfulness. Technical printing notes become vibrant amorphic sketches, while methodical descriptions of process are interwoven with poetic anecdotes that draw readers in to this ritualistic practice.
Composed primarily of risograph and laserjet prints, the book also contains two prints on traditional silver gelatin paper. One of these prints remains unfixed, allowing the light sensitive paper to change with each new viewing, while the other print depicts a sheet of silver gelatin paper immersed in its final bath of the darkroom process. These prints, like others in ‘Darkroom Drawing’, offer a physical invitation into the space where Margevicius hones his craft, asking us to examine our own relation to the fixed and ephemeral states in which we work, play, and live.
View Book Launch and Artist Book Talk at Printed Matter’s 2021 Art Book Fair here.
There are 5 copies remaining for public institution collections. Please email hello@smalleditions.nyc for more information.
This title is held in the collections of:
The Museum of Modern Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University
Virginia Commonwealth University
Production Details
8 × 10 in
84 pages
Handsewn coptic stitch with rubylith spine overlay
Risograph and laser printed
Colophon
Edition of 100
Designed by Sam Margevicius
Text by Sam Margevicius
Published by Small Editions
Sam Margevicius
2021
Darkroom Drawing unites photographs, drawings, and text that share Sam Margevicius’ intimate connection to the space of photographic printing. Working under the guidance of one of New York’s preeminent analog photographic printers, Margevicius touts the virtues of meditative repetition and the subjectivity of perfection by moving between rigor and playfulness. Technical printing notes become vibrant amorphic sketches, while methodical descriptions of process are interwoven with poetic anecdotes that draw readers in to this ritualistic practice.
Composed primarily of risograph and laserjet prints, the book also contains two prints on traditional silver gelatin paper. One of these prints remains unfixed, allowing the light sensitive paper to change with each new viewing, while the other print depicts a sheet of silver gelatin paper immersed in its final bath of the darkroom process. These prints, like others in ‘Darkroom Drawing’, offer a physical invitation into the space where Margevicius hones his craft, asking us to examine our own relation to the fixed and ephemeral states in which we work, play, and live.
View Book Launch and Artist Book Talk at Printed Matter’s 2021 Art Book Fair here.
There are 5 copies remaining for public institution collections. Please email hello@smalleditions.nyc for more information.
This title is held in the collections of:
The Museum of Modern Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University
Virginia Commonwealth University
Production Details
8 × 10 in
84 pages
Handsewn coptic stitch with rubylith spine overlay
Risograph and laser printed
Colophon
Edition of 100
Designed by Sam Margevicius
Text by Sam Margevicius
Published by Small Editions
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We ship worldwide using USPS and UPS.
Small Editions will not be responsible for packages once they leave our studio. Lost or damaged packages must be filed as a dispute with the carrier. We recommend selecting UPS for all international orders.
We take great care of our products and packaging to prevent all damage to the final product. Any damages during transit must be formally filed with the delivery company. We are not responsible for any delays caused by the carrier and will not process any refunds for late deliveries.
All orders require at least 7 business days to be fulfilled.
INTERNATIONAL ORDERS
We recommend selecting UPS for all international orders. International customers may also be charged additional customs, duties, and import fees upon entry into the country, depending on the country's policies. These are the buyer's responsibility and cannot be estimated by Small Editions, so please consider this when placing international orders.
RETURNS AND EXCHANGES
These are often hand-bound publications — hand-collated, hand-stamped, and hand-assembled in our studio. They are irregular by nature. Small Editions does not offer returns or exchanges.
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