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LAb[au] Editions presents art in the form of publications. Many recent projects have generated libraries, archives, and cabinets whose conceptual frameworks rely on reproduction, iteration, seriality, and multiplication.

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Many of these works emerge from extensive processes of research and development. These processes often generate extensive series of results that require reproducible material forms—digital prints, photocopies, colour samples, index cards, folders, or other formats. In these formats, the underlying concepts find precise material expression. For some, the edition constitutes the very form through which the work exists.

 

LAb[au] Editions creates a dedicated field in which these works can be produced under viable conditions and circulated directly at accessible prices.

Through an autonomous structure of publication and distribution, LAb[au] Editions preserves the integrity of each work while remaining complementary to our collaborations with galleries.

 

The value of these artist books, monographs, multiples, and limited or open editions lies in their distinct material and conceptual qualities, in the knowledge and experience they make accessible, and in the engagement with our work and research that they enable.

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Made to circulate—to be read, handled, collected, and shared.

The Philosophy of Colour, Archive

The Philosophy of Colour, Archive

MULTIPLE
 
Wooden index-card archive containing 100 colour cards
from the series:
What colours tell us about…? – PHILOSOPHY

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Only a selection of thematic archives is presented
in the online store. Download the catalogue of
available themes (PDF) →

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  • Edition Details

    Year: 2024
    Format: 24 × 24 × 16 cm
    Wooden archive box containing 100 colour index cards
    Digital prints on 500 g paper
    Signed and stamped on the reverse
    Edition of 3 + 1 artist’s proof
    Produced to order
    This edition: 1/3

  • Description

    What colours tell us about…? — Philosophy

    This thematic archive brings together 100 colour anagrams selected from the larger What colours tell us about…? archive. Each thematic archive examines a specific field—in this case, the encounter between colour and philosophy.

    Each card combines two colour names whose letters are rearranged to form a third word. Language is mixed like colour, yet the result follows a linguistic rather than a material logic. The number of letters in each source term determines its proportional share in the resulting colour composition.

     

    Dasein emerges from Ei (egg) and Sand, linking origin and the passage of time to Heidegger’s term for human existence. Zeitformel combines Filz and Meteor: earthly material and cosmic event. Kernzeit brings together Zink and Teer, while Glaubenstatsachen emerges unexpectedly from Ananas and Schutzergelb.

     

    The philosophy of colour unfolds here as a form of associative thinking and world-making—sometimes surprisingly precise, sometimes alchemical, sometimes absurd. Together, the 100 cards form a combinatorial archive in which linguistic, philosophical and chromatic relations continually reflect one another.

  • Shipping

    This artwork is produced to order. Please allow up to two weeks for production before dispatch. Shipping costs are calculated according to destination. The work is shipped in protective art packaging.

  • Suggestion

    A series of thematic archives is derived from the main What colours tell us about…? archive. Existing selections include:
    – Language
    – Art
    – Time
    – Philosophy
    – … If you are interested in a specific theme, let us know. We can determine whether the main archive contains sufficient material to compose a dedicated selection.

    Suggestion: PRINT EDITION: drachenblutrot
    drachenblutrot - BLECHROT + TUNDRA

€900.00Price
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