- The Lockdown Alphabet
- "K- Keep questioning" The Lockdown Alphabet
"K- Keep questioning" The Lockdown Alphabet
"K- Keep questioning" The Lockdown Alphabet
We can condone suspending civil liberties to save lives. We can briefly put aside participation, protest and principles. But planning how we rebuild our future can't be left to technocrats. Time to be asking hard questions.
We can condone suspending civil liberties to save lives. We can briefly put aside participation, protest and principles. But planning how we rebuild our future can't be left to technocrats. Time to be asking hard questions.
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 alphabet in 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.