(Signed) Torshovtoppen by Marte Aas

A poster book by Norwegian artist Marte Aas.

This is a poster book produced and exhibited in conjunction with a 16-mm colour film about the Torshoftoppen district of Oslo, documenting an old public garden at the moment when the site was sold to a private investor. The questioning of ideologies related to the privatisation of public space and urban planning is brought to life through subtle traces of film and photography, leading to a negotiation of how cities are read, identified, and classified. The photographs are cleverly laid out to be read both as a large poster (approximately A1 size) and as a book.

Limited to 500 copies, out of print.

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Title: Torshovtoppen
Artist: Marte Aas
Publisher: Multipress, 2008
Format: Softcover, poster book, offset print
Size: 410 × 575 mm
Pages: 24
Edition: Limited edition of 500 copies