About The Work
For this collaborative project, Graphicstudio accepted the artists’ challenge to create a layer of ink that would be imperceptible in daylight and glow in the dark, recreating the siphonophore from the video Vertical Migration. The Graphicstudio printers achieved a deep, dense black background with a purple glow through multiple photogravure runs. A final layer of phosphorescent screenprint ink was applied to the lighter areas of the image, mimicking the bioluminescence of the siphonophore in the deep sea. The phosphorescent ink is charged using UV light, enabling the prints to glow in the dark and interact with their surroundings, effectively replicating the appearance of these living creatures. The cover of the folio features a screenprinted title and siphonophore silhouette in partially transparent purple ink, accompanied by a text panel emphasizing the importance of these marine organisms.
About Superflex
From The Magazine
Multi-run photogravure diptych with screenprinted phosphorescent ink and screenprinted text page housed in black paper folio
32.75 x 19.50 in
83.2 x 49.5 cm
Documentation sheet provided. Portfolio stamped and dated by the artists.
About The Work
For this collaborative project, Graphicstudio accepted the artists’ challenge to create a layer of ink that would be imperceptible in daylight and glow in the dark, recreating the siphonophore from the video Vertical Migration. The Graphicstudio printers achieved a deep, dense black background with a purple glow through multiple photogravure runs. A final layer of phosphorescent screenprint ink was applied to the lighter areas of the image, mimicking the bioluminescence of the siphonophore in the deep sea. The phosphorescent ink is charged using UV light, enabling the prints to glow in the dark and interact with their surroundings, effectively replicating the appearance of these living creatures. The cover of the folio features a screenprinted title and siphonophore silhouette in partially transparent purple ink, accompanied by a text panel emphasizing the importance of these marine organisms.
About Superflex
From The Magazine
- Portfolio size: 33 x 20 inches
- Ships in 2 to 7 business days from Florida.
- This work is final sale and not eligible for return.
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