This is long but it’s my favourite project. Please read if you have time.
I contacted Borneo Art Collective after I learned about their work and their current project; to increase awareness of Borneo craft and provide a modern overview of current contemporary artists from Borneo. We liked each other and felt we could collaborate so I visited Borneo for the first time, met a group of genuine, wonderful people and stayed in their residency researching with support for four months. I picked illustrators, organised editorial content, designed mood boards and templates conceptually. I wanted to provide just a simple framework. Sensitivity to the artists work was my priority. The colours chosen are a historical reference to Kuching’s break from its colonial past.
I also subbed, corrected all grammatical errors and prepared the book for print from my studio in Kent. Long hours, hardly any sleep for months. Happy to do it.
It became the beautiful, useful product we are proud of and is now available in galleries and book shops internationally. We continue to collaborate.
In my view, a great project is not just about design, content and usability, it’s also the experience, the narrative and the lesson. I learnt a lot about my own volition and had an adventure.
https://www.manoplus.com/products/borneo-laboratory-a-laboratory-for-borneo-aesthetics
Also displayed in the Think and Tink gallery in Kuching.
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