When something is printed, we perceive it as real. In this panel discussion, local and international speakers draw out themes from the exhibition of the same name, first shown in Brno in 2016 and newly composed for Melbourne Design Week 2020. Examining fictions, fakes and unpublished works, this discussion explores the ways in which parallel realities can be constructed through graphic design.

Speakers

Brad Haylock is a designer, publisher and academic. He is Coordinator of Higher Degrees by Research in the School of Design at RMIT University, Melbourne, and he is founding editor of Surpllus, an independent, para-academic imprint that focusses on critical and speculative practices across art, design and theory.

Sofie Dederen was the director at the Frans Masereel Centrum in Belgium from 2010 to 2019, where she focused on finding new perspectives for the print arts through residencies, exhibitions and publications.

åbäke works since 2000. Currently lives and works from London, Copenhagen and Stockholm.

Žiga Testen is a Slovenian graphic designer, based in Melbourne, Australia. His design studio works with clients in Australia as well as Europe, with a focus on art and culture. Working in close and intimate collaboration with artists, curators and other stakeholders is a priority in the studio’s practice.