Formafantasma Oltre Terra

Book coverFormafantasma Oltre Terra
Book coverFormafantasma Oltre Terra
Book coverFormafantasma Oltre Terra
Book coverFormafantasma Oltre Terra

The photo series of hands holding the face of the sheep close, in different positions. Those are the pages I most vividly remember since I was in awe because of it. What a beautifully curated combination of pictures!

Apart from the themes and materials explored within the content of ‘Oltre Terra’, I was intrigued by the tactile aspects of the book just as much. The edges of the pages were adorned with a subtle riff or texture which to me connected heavily to the natural world, perhaps even mimicking the texture of sheepskin itself. This attention to detail, going as far as the very feel of the paper enhanced the sensory journey of exploring this book.

I think from all the books, ‘Oltre Terra’ takes the cake when it comes to inviting me, as a reader, to not only absorb the content intellectually but also to engage with a book physically, offering a deeper connection to the concept and ideas presented within the book! An overall wonderful and educational experience.

Edition: 2023
Date of publication: May 2023
Author: Formafantasma-team, Hanne Eide, Kristian Wikborg Wiese
Language: English, Norwegian
Translator: Stig Oppedal, Siv Erle Wold, Richard Lee Peragine
Image editor: Therese Husby, Alessandro Celli
Artist: Formafantasma
Publisher: Verlag der Buchhandlung Walter und Franz Koenig, Köln (DE) ism Nasjonal museet for Kunst, arkitek-tur og design, Oslo (NO), Oslo, Köln
Graphic designer: Joost Grootens (SJG) (Amsterdam), Dimitri Jeannottat (SJG) (Amsterdam)
Lithographer: Wilco Art Books (Mariska Bijl), Amersfoort
Printer: Wilco Art Books, Amersfoort
Binder: Van Hees – Patist Boekbinders, Zaltbommel
Size book block (w x h x d in mm): 210 x 280 x 12
Number of pages: 176
Print run: 4,750 (EN) | 750 (NO)
Price: € 30
ISBN: 9783753303666 (EN) | 9788281541528 (NO)
Font and foundry: Catalogue (Lineto), Monument Grotesk (Dinamo)
Binding style: Sewn softcover with front and back cover of 4 pages sewn in, transparently glued-off spine, cold-glued, dust jacket folded in American style glued to the binding
Paper for interior (grammage): 70gsm Holmen TRND 2.0, Igepa
Material cover (grammage): 250gsm Lessebo Design 1.3 Natural, Igepa
Special features: Book block has been roughened on the head, tail and fore edge; dust jacket printed in Pantone Warm Grey 1 (brown-grey) and Pantone 1807 (red); text on dust jacket is in tactile lacquer (CMH, Ridderkerk), folding lines are perforated; interior printed in CMYK and Pantone 1807; both language editions (Eng-lish/Norwegian) are printed by means of a plate change (PMS 1807)