Title: Printed Web #3
Publisher: Paul Soulellis
Website: Library of the Printed Web
Format (zines): 24 pages each, 8.5 x 11 inches, full color, matte softcover print-on-demand zines with thin, glossy interior pages
Format (reader): 388 pages, 5 x 8 inches, paperback black-and-white print-on-demand book with uncoated cream-colored interior pages; Including an interview with Alexander Galloway and an essay by Silvio Lorusso
ISBN: 978-1-3207-6790-3
Printed Web #3 is the third publication devoted to web-to-print art and discourse. It features work by artists who use screen capture, image grab, site scrape and search query. The publication is part of Library of the Printed Web, a collection of works such as self-published artists’ books, photo books, texts and other print works gathered around the casual concept of “search, compile and publish.”
Paul Soulellis about Printed Web #3:
“Earlier this year, I announced an open call for the third issue of Printed Web, a semi-annual publication dedicated to web-to-print discourse. I received a stunning array of files from recognized artists like Olia Lialina, Kim Asendorf, and Clement Valla, but the real beauty of the open call was connecting with a new group of people working with material found or created on the web — 147 contributors in all. A particularly diverse view of networked culture formed on my desktop through an accumulation of notes, attachments, tweets, and downloads. Gathering this community around Printed Web was immensely satisfying for me, and I wanted to include every submission in the issue — but having received hundreds of PDFs, JPGs, PNGs, and GIFs, the logistical challenges to this have been considerable. My intention had always been to publish all of the files in a single print edition, but as submissions poured in, I decided that ‘scattering’ the material across different networked versions would allow the project to occupy multiple positions in a way that suited its multiplicitous content.”