Category: Publication

Download a digital copy or order your printed book at the end of this article. Things we buy in the supermarket. Words we speak in a political debate. Trips we take across the globe or across the street. Flowers we pick in our neighbor’s garden. Our actions have impact. We leave traces; every day. Individually, […]

It’s gold, black, and neon. And it is out now: FORTY FIVE SYMBOLS magazine #6 showcases selected entries of the open call 18/19. The jury was overwhelmed with the quality and scope of projects for the open call 18/19. Submissions came in from all over the globe, including Taiwan, Switzerland, Lebanon, Germany and the United […]

The poster-size (A3) FORTY FIVE SYMBOLS magazine #4 has been carefully handcrafted on a risograph using a compelling combination of Fluorescent Pink and Green. It introduces the winners of the globalmurmurs 16/17 open call for participation. The jury was greatly impressed with the quality of projects submitted from a variety of countries including South Africa, […]

The third issue of the FORTY FIVE SYMBOLS magazine introduces the winners of the globalmurmurs 15/16 competition. GLOBALMURMURS: A CELEBRATION OF DIVERSITY AND EQUAL RIGHTS. The jury of the FORTY FIVE SYMBOLS open call for entries “globalmurmurs 2015/16” was greatly impressed with the quality of projects submitted from a variety of countries including Taiwan, South […]

The second issue of the FORTY FIVE SYMBOLS magazine introduces five selected projects that respond to some kind of social change. They comment on the sociopolitical situation in Russia, Venezuela, and the US; reflect on individual life choices in Hong Kong; or depict our lives as modern nomads. The authors of the projects–introduced at the […]

Blood, sweat and tears: We printed 150 copies on a risograph in the heat of Cologne, August 2015. More information and a web form to get in touch are at the end of this page. Find the documentation of the process on our blog. Get your very own copy through the online SLANTED book store.

The FORTY FIVE SYMBOLS group published a book for the exhibition in Cologne 2014. It introduces 45 projects of 45 symbols created by students from Cologne, New York, Bogotá, Hong Kong, Falmouth and Beirut.