Bookmaking with Risography (IAP 2022)

Source: https://act.mit.edu/academics/courses/bookmaking-with-risography/ Parent: https://act.mit.edu/academics/courses/

Instructor : Emma Yimeng Zhu, Chucho Ocampo Aguilar, Aarti Sunder

Schedule : January 10-14, 2-4pm

Location : W20-209

This course will overview the main concepts surrounding bookmaking, art books, self publishing and various printing techniques using risography, rolling press, digital duplication, folding, zines, animation and binding techniques. You will learn the basics of how to work with a Riso machine, prepare your files, how to scan negatives and assemble your own publications or prints in a variety of techniques. The workshops will be held in the Wiesner Art Gallery where ACT’s ppppress is hosting a show. The work produced in the workshop will be part of the exhibition, which will be open until mid January.

To sign up, contact Emma Yimeng Zhu.

[### Chucho (Jesús) Ocampo Aguilar

→ Past Lecturers](https://act.mit.edu/about/people/chucho-jesus-ocampo-aguilar-2/)

[### Artistic Research Conversation | Funding, Research, and Collaboration Opportunities with ppppress

February 10](https://act.mit.edu/event/artistic-research-conversation-funding-research-and-collaboration-opportunities-with-ppppress/)

[### Emma Yimeng Zhu 朱艺蒙 (SMACT ’21) Brings Ideas to Life

Press](https://act.mit.edu/2022/02/emma-yimeng-zhu-%e6%9c%b1%e8%89%ba%e8%92%99-smact-21-brings-ideas-to-life/)

[### Emma (Yimeng) Zhu

Fellows & Affiliates](https://act.mit.edu/about/people/emma-yimeng-zhu/)

[### Aarti Sunder

Alumni](https://act.mit.edu/about/people/aarti-sunder/)

[### Chucho (Jesús) Ocampo Aguilar

Alumni](https://act.mit.edu/about/people/chucho-jesus-ocampo-aguilar/)