Publishing Ecologies – The Art & Infrastructures of Indie Publishing

Wednesday, 15 January 2025, 19:00
Softcover, Stumpergasse 53-55, 1060 Vienna

Talk language: English

What does “indie publishing” mean today? In which ways might it break with prevalent expectations? How could publications become platforms or collectible research in their own right? In this talk, Sigrid Schmeisser an independent researcher and designer of the risograph magazine Raccogliere, Christoph Miler from Offshore known for the six-edition Migrant Journal, and historian Nils Güttler, co-founder of intercom Verlag known for Æther magazine, discuss the art and infrastructure of publishing. 

We seek to touch upon publishing as a form of inquiry that may break with established rules, shedding light on content generation, means of production and circulation. We will dive into the practicalities of working with and without publishers, and reflect on means of distribution including hybrid publishing. Copies of Raccogliere, Migrant Journal and Æther will be available at the end of the event.

Join us for a presentation and open conversation on publishing ecologies.

Sigrid Schmeisser, Raccogliere Magazine / Peak15:

Sigrid Schmeisser (AT) is a designer and researcher based in the Netherlands with a background in Geo-Design and graphic design. Her design studio PK15 works with researchers and scientists to publish and exhibit their research. In her self-initiated design & research projects she produces site-responsive work that varies from artist and limited edition publications, photography, performance lectures and installations. Recent editorial projects are Raccogliere Magazine and Landbodies Glossary.
raccogliere-magazine.com
centre-to-periphery.com

Christoph Miler, Migrant Journal / Offshore:

Christoph Miler is a researcher, designer and writer, as well as one half of Offshore, a design studio he founded with Isabel Seiffert. Their practice interweaves the duo’s interest in editorial design, typography, and image-making, as well as critical investigations within the fields of globalization, migration and ecology. Next to commissions and self-initiated research, Offshore is passionate about design pedagogy. They teach at various European art and design schools.
migrantjournal.com
offshorestudio.ch

Nils Güttler, Aether / intercom Verlag:

Nils Güttler is a historian of science at the University of Vienna. His research focuses on the history of the environmental sciences and ecology and the relationship between science and activism. In 2018, he co-founded intercom Verlag, Zurich. intercom brings together a collective of scholars from the humanities and graphic designers and it is now one of the leading scholar-led publishers in the German-speaking world.
intercomverlag.ch