'Ephemeral' by Snik, 2021
Special Collector's Edition book + print set collab. with BioEditions.
11.5 x 9.5 x 1.4 Inches
Rare original full-color hardcover book with matching outer slip case.
Full-color lithographic printing on 200gsm GalerieArt Satin paper; 256 pages.
Published by BioEditions.
Book: Limited Edition of 175 (#128/175)

AND...

'Transcend'; screen print on deckled edge 300gsm Black Pilke fine art paper.
8.85 x 11 Inches
Print: Limited Edition of 75 (#39/75)
Both book and print hand-signed and numbered by the artist duo.
Includes original hand-numbered BioEditions COA.
Also includes original postcards and stickers from the artists.

ABOUT THE ART

SNIK are delighted to announce the release of their first book – EPHEMERAL: A Project By SNIK. Published by Bio Editions, a new artist-led book publishing company, the beautifully-printed 256-page ‘coffee table’ book features numerous works created before and during lockdown, for exhibitions that took place in the south and north of England respectively.

EPHEMERAL PART I, held in London’s Crypt gallery in 2019, filled the dark, cavernous space with fleeting glimpses of life captured in a tangible impermanence. The portraits, based on photographed models in a modern take on pre-raphaelite style, were created using painstakingly hand-cut, multi-layered stencils, sprayed onto paper, wood, metal and framed over light boxes.

The sell-out show’s popularity resulted in the creation of what would become EPHEMERAL PART II, a literally ‘natural’ progression of the series that saw foliage spill across and over the subjects, overwhelmed and overrun by time’s passing.

The exhibition itself was opened during lockdown, housed in an undisclosed, dilapidated warehouse space in the north of England, without a single person invited. In a reference to the arts being put on hold during the pandemic, promotional videos and photographs (featured in this book) are the only evidence of the show taking place. The show was once again a sell-out success, all sales taken remotely via SNIK’s website.

SNIK: EPHEMERAL showcases not only the entire collection of artwork at both exhibitions, but gives an additional behind-the-scenes look into the creation and production of the shows, from conception to finished product, featuring interviews with the artists and their exhibition team and photographs of all stages of the production process.

The books themselves have been produced under the scrutiny of the artists themselves, and accordingly each edition is printed with extremely high production values. 175 copies feature an accompanying signed screen print, while 50 particularly special copies add a hand-painted cover along with print and bespoke box.

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