Cartas a Mirtha | Sebastián Barrante

 

Cartas a Mirtha (Letters to Mirtha) is a project by Sebastián Barrante in which he explores different dimensions of asemic writing. In this way, he creates different families of graphism based on their visual characteristics, which are then inserted into a conventional format, such as the letter, reflecting the concepts of writing, reading, and publication.

The project is a quote from the Argentinian artist Mirtha Dermisache’s works, who used several conventional formats to insert her illegible writings, creating a union between the graphic nature of writing and the graphic nature of conventional formats in publishing.

Cartas a Mirtha is composed of 5 letters, each one with a different family of graphism.

 

$10,000 Pesos chilenos (CLP)

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Additional information
Weight 0.1 kg
Dimensions 12.5 × 0.2 × 16.5 cm
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About the author

About the author

Sebastián Barrante (1986) / La Serena, Chile

Chilean photographer, artist, publisher and bookbinder.

In 2014 he founded Naranja Publicaciones, a space for the commercialization, production, and circulation of artists’ books and experimental publishing. His artistic work is linked to the experimentation of the book, illegible writing, and its link with the image.

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Collections

Collections

  • Asia Art Archive in America, New York, NY, EEUU,

Technicals Specifications

Author: Sebastián Barrante Gallardo

Techniques: Inkjet and handwriting

Format: 1 envelope with sheets

Publisher: Naranja Publicaciones

Dimensions: 12,5 x 16,5 x 0,2 cm.

Print run: Edition of 5 letters. Total edition of 50 copies.

Language: –

Exposiciones: “Cuando escribo obras, mis manos piensan libros” at CCE Santiago, Chile; “A rather be A-line”, Shmorevanz Gallery, Paris, France.

Year of publication: 2022

 

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