Have You Lowered The Barriers? - Limited Edition Riso Zine

£10.00

A collaborative print project between recording artist RUVEN and design studio PORTRAIT.

Photographed by Ruven (aka Brian Parker) and unified and ordered by designer Rory Simms, this limited edition zine captures unsuspecting objects ironically distracting from their own guidance.

*Visit @ruv.en on Instagram for more images*

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"Have You Lowered The Barriers?" is collection of photos taken on my iPhone during long lockdown walks in the UK from 2020-21. These signs in empty streets, parks, and walkways seemed hilarious yet absurd to me, the unintended viewer of these mass-produced objects.

I connected with my friend and designer Rory Simms on IG, where I'd occasionally posted the images. He suggested turning the series into a zine, and here we are. Rory brought a fresh perspective to my casual photo project, noting that the signs' ambiguity was core to the humor: they're simultaneously literal and profound. His poetic juxtaposition and framing of the images gives new meaning to the abstractions.

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Info:

- 16pp A5 zine, risograph printed in fluorescent orange and black ink

- 160gsm stock

- Edition of 50, hand-numbered

- Each copy is unique, with subtle variations due to the risograph printing process

- Ships from the UK

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Credits:

Design by Rory Simms of Portrait, NYC
https://portrait.design
@byportrait

Printed by Duplikat Press, LDN
https://duplikat.co.uk
@duplikatpress

Photography by Ruven
https://ruven.xyz
@ruv.en