Naples typographer Carmine Cervone preserves analog ritual by using 20th-century printing machines
- Andy McIlvain
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Naples typographer Carmine Cervone preserves analog ritual by using 20th-century printing machines
"In the heart of Naples, typographer Carmine Cervone preserves the physical ritual of a disappearing craft, working with original 20th century printing machines from his studio in the city’s historic center. Alongside his practice, Carmine has transformed a nearby abandoned church into a typographic museum – a space built on his dedication to the continuation and reinterpretation of analog printing.
For the short film The Art of Typography, director Antimo Campanile observes the repetition and care that reinforces Carmine’s practice, where printing becomes an act of memory and tactile resistance. Moving through gesture, textures and sound, the documentary mirrors his perspective and the material quality of his work, capturing the suspension of time and space felt upon entering his workshop and the museum... read more at nowness.com
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