PROJECT DESCRIPTION

"Converge 45 is a non-profit arts organization that collaborates with artists and community partners to build strength and resiliency in the Portland arts ecosystem. An initiative of Converge 45, the Portland’s Monuments & Memorials Project (PMMP), co-organized by Mack McFarland and Jess Perlitz, considered the conditions and impacts of public monuments in Portland, Oregon with guidance from the Regional Arts & Culture Council Public Art Committee. PMMP engaged artistic activity and civic dialogue through a public call for submissions, online talks, outdoor events, and an exhibition. Additional Converge 45 programming included an outdoor poster campaign and virtual film festival.

In documenting the Converge 45 initiatives, we were inspired by the premise that the dismantling of monuments leads to a re-thinking of structures and systems, and that a book itself is a version of a system. This book functions as an “un-monument” where each signature is envisioned as a discreet booklet whose separate covers could piece together if the book is torn apart. Our design includes intentional diversity: typographic columns resemble pedestals; content overlaps the structural running heads; online documentation “scrolls” down vertical spreads; text boxes sit atop photographic blocks of fallen monuments, mirroring McFarland and Perlitz’s foundational question of possibility: “what should be here and in what way?”"

BOOK INFORMATION

Trim Size: 6.69291 in. x 9.44882 in. book with 12.5 in. x 18.5 in. poster

Number of Pages: 156 pages

Binding Method: seven signature "booklets," softcover, thread sewn together with color thread, exposed spine; covers print 2/2 inks on color stock

Paper: Munken Lynx Rough 100 gsm, Magno Gloss 100 gsm, Fenner Sixties 60 gsm, Materica Clay 180 gsm

Typefaces: Courier, Knockout, Sangbleu Sunrise, Times Now, Infini, Halyard Micro, GT Sectra Display

CREDIT INFORMATION

Creative Director: Julie Cho, Alice Chung, Karen Hsu

Art Director: Julie Cho, Alice Chung, Karen Hsu

Book Designer: Julie Cho, Alice Chung, Karen Hsu

Jacket/Cover Designer: Julie Cho, Alice Chung, Karen Hsu

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Photographer: primary photography: Mario Gallucci, Regional Arts & Culture Council

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Other Credits: Portland’s Monuments & Memorials Project is made possible by a grant from The Ford Family Foundation and additional support from the Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC).

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