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Brilliant book designs for the Barbican by Zak Group

London-based agency Zak Group has worked with the Barbican for the past couple of years on its gorgeous series of publications for shows at its gallery space The Curve, with the latest this lovely tome for Richard Mosse. Entitled Incoming, the book presents full-bleed imagery by the conceptual documentary photographer, showcasing his technique of using thermographic equipment to create immersive artworks about the refugee crisis to full effect.

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Night vision thermographic portrait by Richard Mosse printed with metallic ink for the cover of Incoming, published by the Barbican

The design is minimal and the typography bold, allowing the imagery to take pride of place. “The images are vivid and unsparing but have a degree of abstraction: skin tones cannot be differentiated, while inverted gradations add distance,” says Zak Group.

For the cover of Incoming, the agency used a night vision image, which was printed using metallic ink to create a beguiling and haunting sheen. “Equally seductive and brutal, reproductions of stills from the video installation span double page spreads and are juxtaposed by earlier analog photographic works,” the studio adds.

Open spread of Richard Mosse's Incoming book showing a solid royal blue left page and white right page with title and Barbican publisher mark
Open book spread showing blank left page and right page with thermographic night vision image of turbulent water printed with metallic ink
Thermographic double-page spread from Richard Mosse's Incoming book showing two views of figures rendered in heat-signature tones beneath angular architectural forms
Open book spread showing a surreal pink landscape with a winding river and scattered trees from Richard Mosse's Incoming publication
Open book spread showing thermographic images by Richard Mosse of military personnel near a blue pool in a desert landscape
Open pages of Richard Moose's Incoming book showing interview text with the artist discussing his three-channel film installation and humanitarian crisis documentation
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