Algae photochromatics

The artist book is a minimalist formal proposal to transpose an unsuitable natural material into the world of books and publishing.

Algae photochromatics is also a tribute to the work of the first amateur marine botanists, the Crouan Brothers, who began collecting and documenting seaweed in Brittany in beautiful handmade books (Exsiccata) at the end of the 19th century. Julien Villaret's approach thus follows in the footsteps of these early explorers, whose remarkable work combined scientific rigor with aesthetic concerns.

Algae photochromatics
Julien Villaret, 2024

132 x 184 mm, 24pp.

Risoprint 2 inks, thread binding
photograph by Julien Villaret design by Norma Malicki and Julien Villaret

Numbered edition of 50