Focusing on “Asianness”, with the theme of “Nomadic and Imagined”, the travelling showcase will select a collection of cutting-edge, independent art publications to be sent to different destinations, with their latest stop being the Kuala Lumpur Art Book Fair.
Book Nomad will be open to all entry ticket holders!
An ancient binding, Coptic stitch was first produced in the 2nd century AD by the Egyptian Christians called Copts. The exposed spine makes the book structure visible. One of the primary advantages of the Coptic binding, besides its decorative qualities, is that it allows the book to lay flat when it’s open.
Workshop fee RM150/pax includes material kits, tools, and certificate. Limited to maximum 10 pax per session. Registration is on a first-come-first-serve basis.
The workshop will be held at Level 2 of the Open-Air Building.
About Little Syam
Independent crafter for more than 12 years pursuing the art of bookbinding as a forte and exploring many possibilities methods of printing such as eco print, cyanotype, silkscreen, batik to make her design significant. Samsiah (@littlesyam) shares her skill in book binding by actively conducting workshops from time to time.
Blank Rainbow Vol. 1
Blank Rainbow was initially a documentation project done on a whim. Nothing serious but still consistent. Just “something” to do over the year.
The name can be confusing. The banal inspiration came from a colouring book at home owned by Robonggo’s nephew. The black and white outline of a rainbow seemed so dull. But finally, each colour is filled in. Maybe that is what Kriyanto of Jamrud felt, laughed at by the wall-mounted clock as he remained speechless at the beauty of the rainbow.
That concept is what Robonggo offers all of you holding volume 1 of this zine. We hope this collection of photos can be a part of your “black & white” life.
Free for Entry Ticket Holders.
No registration required. Please arrive early to secure your seats!
Good Humour Folks by Jentwo
A collection of bright and vivid illustrations of kitschy objects and people. This pocket-sized art book is sure to brighten up your day.
Patchwork of Emotions by Wunmoon
A series of 3 short personal stories by ‘Wunmoon’ that show a glimpse into her struggles with having a mood disorder.
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No registration required. Please arrive early to secure your seats!
Come Come Come is a loose collective formed for KLABF 2022, comprising visual artist CC Kua, writer Ellen Lee, and graphic designer Kenta Chai. They will each be presenting different objects for KLABF, create exclusively for KLABF.
The session will cover how they met in the KL art scene, their various roles within it, how they supported each other through the process of conceptualising and producing their individual creations for KLABF, and how an artist/writer/graphic designer combination can generate great ideas. They will also talk about how their creations relate to existing projects that they’ve been working on and the opportunities that KLABF gave them to break away from the demands of exhibitions/clients/their day jobs and present alternative, quirkier works.
Free for Entry Ticket Holders.
No registration required. Please arrive early to secure your seats!
Focusing on “Asianness”, with the theme of “Nomadic and Imagined”, the travelling showcase will select a collection of cutting-edge, independent art publications to be sent to different destinations, with their latest stop being the Kuala Lumpur Art Book Fair.
Book Nomad will be open to all entry ticket holders!
French stitch is a very elegant decorative stitch. This workshop will introduce students to a sewn of book structure with an exposed spine. The result is an A6 size hard cover book that can be used as a sketchbook, journal or for writing.
Workshop fee RM150/pax includes material kits, tools, and certificate. Limited to maximum 10 pax per session. Registration is on a first-come-first-serve basis.
The workshop will be held at Level 2 of the Open-Air Building.
About Little Syam
Independent crafter for more than 12 years pursuing the art of bookbinding as a forte and exploring many possibilities methods of printing such as eco print, cyanotype, silkscreen, batik to make her design significant. Samsiah (@littlesyam) shares her skill in book binding by actively conducting workshops from time to time.
Huruf is a type and design collective that seeks to encourage awareness of and discourse on typography in Malaysia. In this session, Huruf reflects on how each member has continued making and thinking about typography, while coping with the effects of the endemic. The ongoing guesswork, anticipation, and insecurity, is what sums up their sentiment today. This presentation provides a snapshot of their thought processes, it allows them to embrace an uncertain future, to come to terms with a knowing of not-knowing. Like anticipating a reply from their unrequited love affair with typography, Huruf is still typing…
Talks are held on the Mezzanine floor of the Main Hall. Registration is at RM35/pax, on a first-come-first-serve basis. Secure your seats HERE.
Sam Chia (KLABF)
Renée Ting is the founder & director of the Singapore Art Book Fair (est. 2013), and newly launched online art bookshop, Thing Books. In this talk, she will be chatting with KL Art Book Fair Festival Director, Sam Chia, about the joys, challenges, and behind-the-scenes stories of organising an art book fair.
Talks are held on the Mezzanine floor of the Main Hall. Registration is at RM35/pax, on a first-come-first-serve basis. Secure your seats HERE.
The Slow Press Vol. 5: BITTERSWEET
The Slow Press Vol. 5: BITTERSWEET is a collection of food stories exploring the titular flavour. It is a collection of nine stories written, photographed, illustrated, and designed by the team and our lovely contributors throughout the course of 2022.
Life, like food, comes in a diverse, chaotic platter containing everything from acrid bitterness to sugary sweetness. In this volume, you’ll find our attempts to capture that range of possibility – with everything from a personal essay about eating out alone, to an exploration of the relationship between sexuality and fruits, to a search for the origins of an infamous nightlife cocktail – amongst other stories.
Free for Entry Ticket Holders.
No registration required. Please arrive early to secure your seats!
Minority Blues
Minority Blues is Shuren Press’s first anthology featuring new minority narratives. Conceptualised as a zinebook in collaboration with Fynn Teo @doboki, it showcases new writers who have contributed short stories and poems pertaining to the other on the fringes of normative society. The stories depict characters from different socio-economic backgrounds, sexual orientation or gender identification. These are characters who hold unpopular political views, are mentally ill, or who simply exist as immigrants in a foreign land. This book aims to challenge readers, to put aside and forget what one assumes to know about a minority, and through the process of erasure, hopefully illuminate the fact that the minority narrative is not the narrative of the victim.
Free for Entry Ticket Holders.
No registration required. Please arrive early to secure your seats!
Lucid Dreams Issue No.3
draf. will be sharing about the magazine idea, concept development, the art production of the magazine inner chapters and also their experience as an inexperienced person in creating the magazine.
With a cinematic approach in storytelling, their third issue is an honest portrayal of youth anxiety through the lens of three main characters, each having different personalities trying to handle the responsibilities of being independent adults in the fast paced, bustle living in the city as they try to make it through adulthood in their own unique ways and yet needed to struggle with house leasing, transportation in urban setting, in search for romanticism, fantasizing freedom and back to reality. (This talk will be held in Mandarin.)
Free for Entry Ticket Holders.
No registration required. Please arrive early to secure your seats!
Focusing on “Asianness”, with the theme of “Nomadic and Imagined”, the travelling showcase will select a collection of cutting-edge, independent art publications to be sent to different destinations, with their latest stop being the Kuala Lumpur Art Book Fair.
Book Nomad will be open to all entry ticket holders!
Self-Publishing
Knowledge Production in the Digital Era
As an Editor-in-chief of Further Reading, Januar Rianto will be sharing about various editorial programmes and approaches of Further Reading Press, the making of Jakarta Art Book Fair’s first edition, his personal explorations and observations on working with print media, and the efforts in initiating critical reflection and dialogue about design in a local (SEA) context.
Talks are held on the Mezzanine floor of the Main Hall. Registration is at RM35/pax, on a first-come-first-serve basis. Secure your seats HERE.
All good things will come to an end and we decided to spend the final day at Godown with style. Just like our collective love for physical formats, our Sunday will be soundtracked with music pressed on vinyl – curated by fono. So do come on over and vibe along to some of the finest funk, soul, and jazz vinyl connoisseurs in Klang Valley drop needles on their selection of records.