Character

Femke Gyselinck - Joris Kritis - Robbrecht Desmet - Walther & Franz König

2023

a danced alphabet in book form

Character is an artist book composed from a danced alphabet documented in a series of frontal photographic reproductions.
Graphic designer Joris Kritis constructs a type specimen in rigorously playful page compositions echoing iconic logos, calligrams, graphic designs and concrete poetry.
The shapes danced by choreographer Femke Gyselinck jump, turn and twist, but her body purposely doesn’t bend to illustrate the letters from A to Z. It is through Joris Kritis’ visual configurations of the photographs that reading the danced alphabet begins.

The photography in Character is by Robbrecht Desmet.
Book launch: November the 10th, 2023 in Bozar Bookshop, Brussels, BE

Book presentations and expo reference library
Femke Gyselinck developed a reference library of rare books that functioned as research material during the creation of the Character publication. This referee library includes books on concrete poetry, dance, photography, abécédaires and graphic design.
The reference library is presented supported by a subtle scenography designed by Aslı Çiçek. Alluding to the graphic grid of the book, the reference library is displayed on a mirrored floor grid with silver tape frames, providing a unique and reflective visual experience.

Book presentation: May 2nd, 2024 at BOEKS, a platform for showing books of KASK & Conservatorium in Ghent, BE.
>> small expo with reference library in the Cellarium of the Kunstenbibliotheek, scenography by Aslı Çiçek , from May 2, 2024 - June 17, 2024.

Book presentation: July 7th, 2024, Internationaal Theater Amsterdam, Julidans, Amsterdam, NL
>> Femke Gyselinck in conversation with Julidans's artistic director Anita van Dolen
>> with the reference library, scenography by Aslı Çiçek