{"product_id":"steidl-werk-no-31","title":"Steidl–Werk No.31: Ghosts in the Machine","description":"\u003cp\u003eSteidl–Werk No.31: Ghosts in the Machine is Theseus Chan and Gerhard Steidl’s latest adventure in redefining what constitutes a book. The normal starting-point for any book is blank sheets of paper, yet for Steidl–Werk No.31 that is not the case. Instead, Chan and Steidl have taken already printed “make-ready” sheets from a recent Steidl book—the sheets produced on press while the printing plates build up the right levels of ink to deliver optimal results. Each make-ready sheet shows a different collection of inks and they are normally discarded; here they are the very heart of the book. On top of these sheets (fed into the press in a random order) is printed a new series of Chan’s ink drawings—shifting, bleeding, abstract forms or “ghosts,” which interact with the underlying images and texts in unpredictable ways. The result is an experiment with technical and optical accidents; each book in the edition, like Chan’s drawings, is unique. Presented in a cardboard box with ten posters, ten postcards and a zine, as well as a copy of Steidl Magazine No.7 edited by Chan, Steidl–Werk No.31 is a treasure trove of offset innovation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLimited edition of 500\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBook 1\u003cbr\u003e160 pages\u003cbr\u003e230 × 295 mm\u003cbr\u003e98 color images\u003cbr\u003eOpen-spine softcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBook 2\u003cbr\u003eAll 10 folded signatures from book 1, unfolded, to use as posters\u003cbr\u003e945 × 620 mm\u003cbr\u003e98 color images\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e10 postcards\u003cbr\u003e210 × 148 mm\u003cbr\u003e10 color images\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eZine “Ramblings” and Drawings\u003cbr\u003e16 pages\u003cbr\u003e210 × 297 mm\u003cbr\u003e15 color images\u003cbr\u003eSoftcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSteidl Magazine No.7\u003cbr\u003e56 pages\u003cbr\u003e210 × 297 mm\u003cbr\u003e49 color images\u003cbr\u003eSoftcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll housed in a screen-printed cardboard box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2023\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Steidl\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Steidl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40983405297749,"sku":"STSW1401","price":222.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0491\/5749\/files\/1_7a5db8dd-8193-4b37-9150-961c3e789118.jpg?v=1738003861","url":"https:\/\/www.northeastshop.com\/en\/products\/steidl-werk-no-31","provider":"North East","version":"1.0","type":"link"}