Circulate

Photography Beyond Frames

Book coverCirculate

This book doesn’t just accompany an exhibition—it extends it. From the start, the translucent cover, layered with the names of all participating artists, sets the tone: open, collective, and in motion. There’s something refreshing about how it blends the roles of catalogue, design object, and spatial element. With four precise holes drilled through each page, it’s made to hang, just as it did in the exhibition. It lives both on the wall and in the hand.

 

The typography stands out: playful but consistent, shifting in size and weight to guide the eye with clarity and rhythm. Every choice feels intentional, from the balanced contrast to the generous spacing. The paper is beautifully chosen—firm yet not glossy, supporting both image and text with equal weight.

 

Edition: 2024
Date of publication: 2024
Author: Vincent van Velsen, Mirelva Berghout
Language: English, Dutch
Translator: Rosie Heinrich
Artist: Aimée Zito Lema, Ana María Gómez López, Anika Schwarzlose i.s.m. Elena Khurtova, Brian D. McKenna, Bruno Zhu, Gilleam Trapenberg, Hira Nabi, Ima-Abasi Okon, Jaya Pelupessy, Katarina Jazbec, Katja Mater, Katja Novitskova, Kévin Bray, Kevin Osepa, Kwabena Sekyi Appiah-nti, Mandy Franca, Neo Matloga, Paoletta Holst, Robert Glas, Semâ Bekirović, Sharelly Emanuelson, Vytautas Kumža
Publisher: Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Amsterdam
Graphic designer: Sandra Kassenaar (Amsterdam), Bart de Baets (Amsterdam)
Lithographer: Wilco Art Books, Amersfoort
Printer: Wilco Art Books, Amersfoort
Binder: Wilco Art Books, Amersfoort
Size book block (w x h x d in mm): 240 x 340 x 11 mm
Number of pages: 152
Print run: 1000
Price: € 32
ISBN: 9789050062329
Font and foundry: UN-11, Source Type
Paper for interior (grammage): 90gsm Munken Lynx Rough
Material cover (grammage): 300gsm Munken Lynx Rough
Material dust jacket (grammage): 0.18 mm transparante folie with 1/0 1 colour screen printing on one side
Special features: 4 drill holes 6mm through the book block, transparent dust jacket with screen printing