Specus
SPECUS / Numerals
Photograph of the Numerals print, partly overlapped by the Proust print; detail of the three-work arrangement

Photographs of the physical prints.

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SPECUS / Numerals

Numerals

Azamat Abdugaliev · Bergott / Specus

Medium
Pigment print on cotton paper
Paper
Hahnemühle Photo Rag Metallic · 340 gsm
Typeface
SPECUS
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About the work

The starting point was the cockpit of an aeroplane or helicopter: its instruments, precision and sometimes militaristic visual language.

The circular sign recalls the French cockade and British aircraft roundels, including those on Spitfires. The arrow with two dots refers to German Flieger watches. These are archetypal forms, not exact copies.

The work carries a dichotomy: forms associated with the military can acquire beauty, romance and human meaning. The cool precision of stencilled numerals meets the warmth of a drawn line.