What is a book ?
What a book turns out to be ?
What a book turns out to be ?
Leftie press is a studio for book and publishing house in Seoul. It is initiated and run by Miru Bahc to expand her practices on book and printed matter. Under the questions of what a book is and what a book turns out to be, she explores the structure of a book ─ forms, pages, surfaces(textures), texts, colors, layout and experiments with its way of working as gesture, language, archive visualization, installation, et cetera in relation to the space. All books and practices at Leftie press are both trial and proposal to the concept of book as a form of art and material in itself.
MIRU BAHC
Miru Bahc is a research-based artist and illustrator. The works of Miru Bahc start by capturing the poetic moments found in such mundane scenes. From these discoveries, she creates a visual language that explores personal narratives(especially women's narratives), diaspora, eco-oriented lives, and care. She mainly weaves these visual languages into a form of book to actively deliver the stories, as she believes books are ubiquitous in people's daily lives and have the potential to spark various discourses anytime and anywhere. She also believes that solidarity can begin from this point.
Miru Bahc obtained an BA from Minerva Art Academy in the Netherlands. She has participated Artist-in-Residency program ‘Atelier AM’(2022, NL), and Group exhibition DE KWEKERIIJ(2022, Corrosia, Almere, NL), Zine Reading Room: From Trees(2022, Space Illi, Seoul, KR). She has organized several workshops, roundtables and culinary performance to experiment ‘How the book and archives have more performativity in relation to the space’.
CONTACT
leftiepress.seoul@gmail.com
miru.bahc@gmail.com
Any interesting ideas, proposals are always welcome!