- The Lockdown Alphabet
- "D - Death does discriminate" The Lockdown Alphabet
"D - Death does discriminate" The Lockdown Alphabet
"D - Death does discriminate" The Lockdown Alphabet
The notion that death is the great leveller turns out to be untrue. The poor and powerless die sooner and die sadly. Homeless don't have homes to lockdown into. Low paid workers do the high risk jobs, and can't avoid contact. Developed countries have more hospitals and hospices. Elderly occupants of rest homes are some of the most disempowered people in society.
The notion that death is the great leveller turns out to be untrue. The poor and powerless die sooner and die sadly. Homeless don't have homes to lockdown into. Low paid workers do the high risk jobs, and can't avoid contact. Developed countries have more hospitals and hospices. Elderly occupants of rest homes are some of the most disempowered people in society.
The Lockdown Alphabet - linocut and letterpress - printed on archival quality 220 gsm Fabriano Rosaspina white printmaking paper. Paper size is approximately 420 x 295 mm . Each letter is limited to a print run of 30.
The Lockdown Alphabet is a commentary on the coronavirus crisis. It was conceived and printed while New Zealanders were largely confined to their home. The large black 600 point type is Franklin Gothic Demi and was hand cut in lino by printmaker, Joe Buchanan. The smaller red-brown type is metal type, part of a collection Joe has been collecting since the 1980s as printshops moved to digital. Joe is printing the alphabetin the Diatom Press studio in Paekākāriki on the Kāpiti Coast.
Available as single prints or as a complete set of 28 prints and accompanying booklet.