Koto Bolofo: One Love, One Book

Name: Koto Bolofo: One Love, One Book
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SKU: 9783958297340
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Steidl Book Culture. The Book as Multiple

By Bolofo Koto

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One Love, One Book is a captivating photo-documentation by Koto Bolofo that explores the intricate processes behind papermaking, printing, and bookbinding. Beginning at the historic Hahnemühle Paper Mill, Bolofo captures the fusion of craftsmanship and technology that defines quality paper. He then ventures into the world of Steidl books in Göttingen, highlighting the philosophy of producing books as accessible art objects. The journey concludes in Leipzig, revealing the secrets of bookbinding through patient and intimate photography, accompanied by Bolofo's playful and enthusiastic reflections on the art of making books.
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This book will appeal to enthusiasts of book arts, photography lovers, and those fascinated by the craftsmanship behind publishing. It is ideal for readers interested in the convergence of tradition and technology in the world of books and art.

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How does a bookbinder miraculously transform printed sheets into the proud volumes on your bookshelf? Koto Bolofo reveals all this and more in One Love, One Book, his photo-documentation of the worlds of papermaking, printing, and bookbinding.

Bolofo began his visual journey at Hahnemühle Paper Mill, founded in 1584 and today one of the world's oldest, capturing the combination of artisanal know-how and advanced technology on which Hahnemühle's quality is based. His next stop was Göttingen, where he shows an insider's view of how Steidl books are made and their dedication to creating multiples: books as democratic art objects at affordable prices. Bolofo finally travelled to Leipzig to photograph the secrets of bookbinding.

Complementing the patient, hushed quality of his pictures are playful texts by Bolofo himself in which his childlike delight at the wonders of bookmaking cannot be repressed.

It was early in the summer of 2012 that the Wonderful Wizard of Steidlville invited me and my whimsical eye to visit the kingdom of his publishing house at Düstere Strasse 4, to see if I could explore and document the complexity of the labyrinth and really discover How to Make a Book with Steidl. - Koto Bolofo

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9783958297340

Publisher: Steidl Publishers

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 16 July 2020

Country: Germany

Imprint: Steidl Verlag

Illustration: 280 Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 202.0mm

Height: 256.0mm

Weight: 740g

Pages: 192

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Arts & Culture Bolofo Koto Non-Fiction

About the Author

Koto Bolofo was born in South Africa in 1959 and raised in Great Britain. Bolofo has photographed for magazines such as Vogue, Vanity Fair and GQ, and made short films for the Berlinale and the Venice Film Festival. He has created advertising campaigns for companies including Hermès, Christian Dior, Louis Vuitton and Dom Pérignon. Bolofo’s books with Steidl include Venus (2008), Horsepower (2010), I Spy with My Little Eye, Something Beginning with S (2010), Vroom! Vroom! (2010), La Maison (2011) and The Prison (2014).