A ± Z. Abwesenheit – Zufall / Absence – Accidental by Payer Gabriel
A ± Z Abwesenheit – Zufall / Absence – Accidental is an artistic research work of Micha Payer and Martin Gabriel.
This monograph by and about the artistic duo Payer Gabriel is an antidisciplinary encyclopedia that literally unfolds its etymological meaning – as a circle of learning in which variable forms of knowledge that mutually inform and reference each other, often in playful ways, circulate.
A ± Z is set entirely in Lexik, featuring the first time use of its Greek extension that was published in 2024. A ± Z has been awarded as one of the Most Beautiful Austrian Books of 2023:
This publication is enchanting. The successful interplay of different types of paper is not only visually impressive, but also invites you to flick through the pages and literally immerse yourself in them thanks to its interesting feel. The skilfully arranged interplay between the text sections and photographs, sometimes as lithographed illustrations on thin-print label paper, surprises and delights book lovers. The ingeniously inverted linen cover alone makes this work stand out.
The bilingual book (German and English) has 246 pages and is illustrated with 74 color plates
It was printed by Gerin in Wolkersdorf on Arena Bulk 90 g and Uniset Supra 80 g papers, and published by De Gruyter in the edition:angewandte series.
First use of Lexik’s Greek extension (added in 2024) in the word εγκυκλοπαίδεια.
