Workshop: Riso printing for the tech cautious

Join our super inspiring fully analogue riso workshop and work with textures, collage and zine. This is a two-day workshop for those of you who want to boost your creativity and at the same time try out the riso technique and get an insight into zine creation. This workshop is completely analog and the participants create their artwork by hand. The workshop is laid out according to the "onion" method, where the we peel off one layer at a time without knowing what the next step is. A fun and educational way to learn but also a way to keep creativity at its peak! In the workshop, we work both individually and collectively, and create a color key and a collaborative zine. Risography is a Japanese printing technique based on printing through stencils. Simplified, it can be described as a copier that does a type of screen printing. The process is largely mechanical and is based on paper being fed through the machine with various feed wheels and belts and pressed against the template that sits around a kind of pressure roller. As each paper is fed separately, small variations in fit between layers, or coverage of ink may occur from copy to copy in the run. The printing takes place with ready-mixed so-called decorative colors, but they can also be printed together with each other to produce new mixtures and shades. Risography is a printing technique that invites experimentation and exploratory work. During the course, the participants will get to test different ways of working and challenge themselves to find new ways through the limitations and idiosyncrasies of technology. After you've concluded the workshop you are eligible to join Riso Community Studio, a platform where you can use our studio and equipment to work on and print your own projects. More information is given in the workshop!