François Havegeer and Sacha Léopold (
Syndicat) invited
Aurélien Mole,
Jérôme Dupeyrat, Mathias Augustyniak (
M/M Paris) and
Thierry Chancogne to express their views on art posters, artist posters, posters made by artists, posters made with artists, posters made for artists, and the occasional participation of graphic designers (special issue of the critical review dedicated to graphic design).
Act 1
In Sérignan, Aurélien photographs “Honey, I rearranged the collection” the exhibition presented at MRAC Sérignan,
before catching his train.
Act 2
Thierry and Jérôme encounter Sandra and Miguel's exhibition;
following this they have a discussion at the water's edge.
Act 3
Animated by their discussion, Thierry and Jérôme analyze the posters by artists and graphic designers that have marked them, including
Christophe Lemaitre,
Sturtevant,
Richard Hamilton works.
Act 4
Mathias reads and rereads Thierry and Jérôme's discussion in his
chalet, after his plane has landed.
Faire is a bi-monthly magazine dedicated to
graphic design, published from October to June, distributed issue by issue or in the form of anthologies of three or four issues. Created by
Empire,
Syndicat studio's publishing house,
Faire is aimed for undergraduate students as well as researchers and professionals, documenting contemporary and international practices of graphic design, along with the history and grammar of styles. Each issue focuses on a single subject, addressed by a renowned author. Adopting an analytical and critical posture with regard to the forms and activities of graphic design, editors Sacha Léopold and François Havegeer have been running this print magazine since 2018, working with a growing list of authors (
Mathias Augustyniak,
Stuart Bertolotti-Bailey, Lise Brosseau, Manon Bruet,
Thierry Chancogne, Céline Chazalviel,
Jérôme Dupeyrat, Aude Fellay, Catherine Guiral, Étienne Hervy, James Langdon, Olivier Lebrun, Victoire Le Bars,
Alexandra Midal, Camille Pageard,
Remi Parcollet,
Sonia de Puineuf, Simon Renaud, Benjamin Thorel, Rica Cerbarano...), resulting in unique and varied topics and writing styles.
