Zoo Ozo Ooz
2014 | Realised print publication | 80 pages | 12x18cm
Printed lithographically | 400 copies
Amiens Zoo commissioned my class
to make a commercial lithographically
printed book which would be sold at
the zoo. The book was to consist of
animal drawings my classmates made
during four weeks, and our suggested
layout. 20 different designs were
submitted. Finally the book they chose
is the one I co-designed with Thomas Voindrot .
Where the zoo administration saw an innocent child-like book, our attempt was more critical; to manifest our own feelings about the zoo within the design choices. By printing with fluorescent green we wanted to represent the fake nature. The sharp borders around the pages express an oppressive enclosed space in which the animals reside. Our manifestation went unnoticed in the shop for only 5€.
Where the zoo administration saw an innocent child-like book, our attempt was more critical; to manifest our own feelings about the zoo within the design choices. By printing with fluorescent green we wanted to represent the fake nature. The sharp borders around the pages express an oppressive enclosed space in which the animals reside. Our manifestation went unnoticed in the shop for only 5€.
