This three colour RISO photo book tells a vibrant and vivid story. Le Soleil doesn’t just demand your attention, it delivers and keeps it. The contrasting spread with incredibly printed three colour images and one colour black counterparts draws your attention. The text gives you just enough context to build an understanding of the importance of the archive. You don’t just see a book, you feel and live through it.
Le Soleil
Edition: 2023
Date of publication: May 2023
Language: English, French, Wolof
Translator: Mamadou Niang, Côme Guérif
Image editor: Mirelle van Tulder
Photographer: Ilse Cardoen
Artist: Ilse Cardoen
Publisher: Roots to Fruits, Arnhem
Graphic designer: Mirelle van Tulder (Arnhem)
Printer: Werkplaats Typografie (Mirelle van Tulder), Arnhem
Binder: Van Hees – Patist Boekbinders, Zaltbommel
Size book block (w x h x d in mm): 270 x 370 x 4
Number of pages: 48
Print run: 100
Price: € 50
Font and foundry: Times (Linotype)
Binding style: Singer-sewn with green thread, self-cover
Paper for interior (grammage): 120gsm Kamiko Fly Suna Weiß, 120gsm Kamiko Fly Shira Sneeweiß, restpapier / leftover batch Drukkerij robstolk®
Special features: Interior is Risograph printed (A2); colour photos are printed in blue, red and yellow and black-and-white photos in black