The book titled Entblößen & Verdecken (“Exposing & Concealing”) showcases artworks that share a common fate: they depict nudity and have consequently been censored. Spanning from Stone Age wall paintings to works by Michelangelo and Tanja Ostojić, the book offers a comprehensive view of the persistent censorship of nudity. It delves into fundamental questions such as “Who decides what you can show and why?”
This theme is further explored in the book’s layout: The right sided staple binding allows for both covering the images and unfolding the respective right pages, hence playing with a form of censorship which then can be uncovered by the reader.
The shape text on the right pages visually complete the concealed outlines of the artworks behind, creating a connection between text and image. The use of Klarheit Kurrent by Extraset with its many incisions emphasizes the theme of the book.
