Ines von Ketelhodt & Peter Malutzki — Leporello 1 + 2

$600.00

(Ines von Ketelhodt/Peter Malutzki) Leporello 1 + 2. A collaborative work by Ines von Ketelhodt and Peter Malutzki. Werkstätte von Unica T./FlugBlatt-Presse. Offenbach /Lahnstein. 1989. 8.25″ x 5.5″. Accordion fold with images on both sides of the book. Both books with gray boards, black titling and details on front. White paper band fits round the books. No. 1: Fotografie & Typografie: Ines v. Ketelhodt; Text passage by Joachim Schumacher. Handset and printed, with offset photography. No. 2: Fotografie by Ines v. Ketelhodt in offset. Handset and letterpress printed by Peter Malutzki with lines in different colors. With text from “Natürliches Zauber-Buch oder Neueröffneter Spiel-Platz rarer Künste, Nürnberg 1745. An edition of 60 numbered copies, each book signed by the relevant artist. Fine.

Together v. Ketelhodt and Malutzki selected 18 black-and-white photographs which were composed into a sequence depicting movement, enhanced by the concertina form. Where Ines v. Ketelhodt has used letterpress text to complement her photographs of a figure in motion, Peter Malutzki has used color lines to form his design on the page. A clever and successful concept, and what adds to the appeal is the way both artists have often chosen the same place on the spread to add their text or design.