people of the world unite!
on demand
Plurality
This drawing evokes the need to recreate a link with others and nature. The plurality of worlds, perceived as so many local singularities and small communities, seems to be connected by a global consciousness, a cosmos whose breath crosses the whole of the living.
live and let live
one for all
194 stars, one for every nation, surround a central dot, representing our world.
Despite all stars being different from another they share many similarities underlining the idea, that with open mindedness we can bridge the gaps between us–or at least respect each other.
By using the iconography of a flag we get an emotional symbol to rally under.
Instant Nudes by Clara Hoppe
Nine selected book projects from the first Slanted × Kickstarter Mentoring & Publishing Program are now live and ready to be funded. We are happy to present you the individual projects in the upcoming days and weeks and hope you’ll support one, two, or all of them. 😉
The photo book Instant Nudes is a homage to the very own individual perception and self-presentation of eroticism and a modern and young view on eroticism beyond pornographic clichés. In cooperation with the renowned calendar project PHOTODARIUM and the photographer Herr Merzi, Instant Nudes shows uncensored instant pictures of the best instant photographers in the world.
Clara Hoppe is the creator of the book and a 26-years old Communication Design student from Dortmund, Germany. The photo book INSTANT NUDES is gonna be her bachelor thesis.
We asked Clara a few questions about her project:
Your project was selected from nearly 100 submissions to be part of the Slanted × Kickstarter mentoring & publishing program. What did you learn, what helped you the most?
For me, this whole project is a huge opportunity to work so freely and according to my own ideas. Since I’m still a student, this is the biggest project of my life so far! Organizing the campaign was a real challenge for me, but I also gained a lot of experience. I have also learned a lot about myself and I am proud to have come so far—nevertheless I am very happy to have some people around me on whose support and help I can rely.
How did this project come about?
I was looking for a topic for my bachelor thesis when I was introduced to the fact that there is a huge archive for the PHOTODARIUM Private, which holds unbelievable potential. This is how the collaboration with Boris Kahl, the Art Director of the PHOTODARIUM, came about. He then brought the photographer Mr. Merzi on board, who is part of a large network of instant photographers. I already had the idea for the book concept in my head and both of them were quick to get involved.
What fascinates you most about instant photography?
I feel that instant pictures have a special charm, especially when it comes to nude photography. They also take the seriousness away from pictures that are more pornographic. Furthermore I think that this kind of pictures has a special value especially in today’s over-sexualized world, because they are open but private and fragile at the same time.
Why should our readers support your project? How do you hope to continue with it?
My project is worth supporting, otherwise the great potential of the archive will be lost if the pictures are not published. The book is a special opportunity to show a collection of photographers from all over the world in one book. Furthermore I am a student and without the support of the Kickstarter campaign I could not realize the book. I hope that I will be able to collect the money without any problems and that all backers will like my ideas for the book.
Thanks a lot for the insides and we keep our fingers crossed that your project will be financed!
together we rise
The Path – October Industry
The Path 2:
This little poem is a reflection about the past. Will we ever learn from the past and change our ways? I hope so. The space is there to make you read it again, turn it around in your head and remind ourself that it is on us to change history’s course, our course.
Exist & Company
Will we emerge better from this pandemic? It will truly be a different World?
Exist & Company is nothing more than a play on words that hides a bitter criticism of the current World.
All together
We need to try to co-exist in this world, all together workin and moving forward.
All pieces are essential
Each piece matters and together we will manage to change the world, we must act and contribute.
Aufgebrochen Und Überwunden
Koexistenz funktioniert nur wenn alle dabei mitmachen. Um dieses Konzept umzusetzen, müssen alle daran glauben und versuchen, die Fesseln und Ideen der alten Welt, des Kolonialismus und des Rassismus zu brechen und zu überwinden. Leider gibt es immer noch zu viele Menschen, für die, das Konzept des friedlichen Nebeneinanders nach wie vor keine Möglichkeit ist.
A hard time
Hong Kong is a very small and crowded city, and we all have a very difficult time. But we exist to cover each other and wish for a better future after the hard rain.
planet-sharing community
The illustration shows the coexistence of nature, animals and humans. This illustration is intended to show a certain fluidity and community in this coexistence, which shows a great harmony.
Die da oben umkreisen sich ja auch die ganze Zeit friedlich
Es könnte so friedlich sein, würden wir uns alle einfach ein bisschen mehr Zeit füreinander nehmen. So würden wir lernen uns gegenseitig zu respektieren und könnten auch ohne Angst vor dem Anderen eine gute Zeit haben – gemeinsam oder nur mit sich selbst. Es spielt keine Rolle woher wir kommen, was wir tragen oder welche Hautfarbe wir besitzen. Die Erde dreht sich weiter und so sollten wir akzeptieren, dass – trotz unterschieden – wir alle Menschen sind.
Coexist – Black & White
Black & white are not colors.
They are just our perception.
Coexistence is a matter of right perception.
HUMANS+NATURE+SCIENCE+LOVE+ART+DESIGN
Coexist – U & I
MASCARADE
The 4 graphic designers of atelier YOUPI found themselves sorely deprived when the confinement arrived – since their orders were mostly suspended. Locked down but not resigned, they responded graphically to the COVID-19 health and economic crisis. During these 50 strange days, 19 ideas took shape, following the news : shortages of medical equipment, security management of the crisis, austerity, solidarity with the most affected, lies of the State, impasse of capitalism… To keep track of that time and glimpse other possible futures
Mistake
Coexisting
Coexisting is messy, it’s claustrophobic, it’s never easy. All the same, we can make it work. We have to.
With this piece I explore the concept of coexistence with a minimal approach. The letters in their different forms, each fighting for their own within the given space it has to share with others.
It poses a question on how we, with our differences, can live together in this space. This shared world. This finite earth that we have to share with each other. This world that is ever chaotic, unjust, ugly, and also beautiful.
Coexist – Black & White
Black and white are not colors. They are just our perception. Coexistence is a matter of right perception.
Exit sign
If we stay together, we’ll leave together.
WEAREUNITED.
Visual representation only with type in three different languages with the same message “We are united”. The graphic mixs the three languages (English, mandarin and catalan) creating the different combos and posibilities.