PIR - WEEK 3 IN THE FISHER LIBRARY / PISCATOR PRESS STUDIO / by Wendy Murray

This week past quickly! On the weekend I screen printed the promo poster in two sizes for everyone - I had great fun printing full sheet litho again! The letterpress text translates magnificently in a larger scale through the screen print medium. Monday I had the idea to shoot the poster in the street & with the help of Sarah Lorien - we did it!! A great relief to have completed the development, design, printing and photography for the book launch online marketing. Working on the Sydney Uni campus meant I could get to the Tuesday Urban Crew lecture, where Gareth Edwards presented his paper (co-authored with Harriet Bulkeley, 2018) Heterotopia and the urban politics of climate change experimentation, which was thought provoking. I managed to get some drawing time in and a field trip to Waterloo to draw one of the social housing buildings for the DISPOSSESSIONS chapter of the book. Most of the week was spent reading and re-reading the essay writing - trying to tease out the perfect words and visualise the accompanying drawings. I also managed a couple of afternoons printing - and invited some of the Urban Crew to watch - leaving with snippet souvenir prints, including typos! The last print off the Albion this week - 4PM Friday afternoon - YOU HAVE THE POWER TO TAKE YOUR CITY BACK! The perfect way to end another terrific week working from the Piscator Press, University of Sydney !