ERIK KESSELS AS FAR YOU AS YOU CAN SEE 18.06.25 H18.30
COMMERCE presents As Far as You Can See, the first comprehensive collection of all the books created by Erik Kessels from 1997 to today, culminating with the latest publication Incomplete Encyclopedia Of Touch. A visual journey through more than two decades of artistic, editorial, and photographic research. Erik Kessels is internationally recognized for his work in vernacular photography, visual appropriation, and storytelling through printed images. As Far as You Can See is much more than a simple catalog: it is a map of his vision, an overview of the human, the everyday, and the absurd, composed book by book.
As Far as You Can See is the first editorial off-set printed project curated by Commerce, characterized by a focus on bibliographic research, the study of the editorial practice of artists, photographers and protagonists of the contemporary visual panorama. The volume includes an unpublished text by critic and curator Francesco Zanot, who analyzes the evolution of Erik Kessels’s visual language. Rather than a single essay, Zanot’s contribution mirrors the very structure of the collection: his commentary unfolds through as many brief reflections as there are books in the volume. Each point is a lens on a single title, shaping a fragmented yet coherent map of Erik Kessels’s practice. The Art Direction and concept of the book are by Cabinet Milano, which created a modular layout system to accommodate the video frames, captured by Riccardo Ruffolo and Enrico Zanetti. A timeline of spreads from Kessel’s bibliography runs through over 200 color illustrated pages of the volume. The design is by Francesco Valtolina and Nicola Narbone.
As Far as You Can See is a new chapter of BIBLIOGRAPHY, a set of displays showcasing the work of all publishing players through the presentation of their editorial artefacts to date.
Erik Kessels As Far as You Can See 13,5 x 18 cm, 252 pages, softcover with dust jacket Published and distributed by a+mbookstore edizioni ISBN 9791281232143 Edition of 1000
