Misaligned Orlando (RA Summer Exhibition 2024)

This A5 (21 x 14.8cm) risograph edition was sustainably produced in 2023 and selected for the curated hang at Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair 2023 and the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2024.

Only the precisely aligned risograph prints ended up in Georgia's final RA Summer Exhibition edition. As each risograph print varies slightly in layer registration and ink coverage during the print process, Georgia has an entire edition of slightly misaligned prints produced as a by-product of making of the RA edition. They are available for sale at Georgia's in-person print fairs, and now in her online shop!

The most noticeable distinction between these misaligned prints and their Royal Academy counterpart is a slight shift in colour. In one version (warm hue) the yellow from the sunflower ink is more dominant, lending the print an additional warmth. In the second version (blue hue) the blue layer is dominant, creating a darker print. The prints shown in the photos highlight the maximum colour variation possible. However, many of the prints are more accurately registered and only differ from the original design slightly.

Both the 'warm hue' and 'blue hue' prints are available. Photos two, three and four show the 'warm hue' print, whilst the final photo details the 'blue hue' version. In the first photo showing both prints together the 'warm hue' is above and the 'blue hue' is below.

The original design is inspired by the languid interiors and vivid musings of Virginia Woolf's novel Orlando.

Since graduating with a BA in Fine Art: Painting and Printmaking from Glasgow School of Art in 2018 Georgia has championed sustainable printmaking processes such as risography, a mechanised form of stencil printing with a more climate conscious appeal than its traditional or digital counterparts.

While she primarily uses contemporary mediums of replication within her practice, Georgia’s knowledge of traditional printmaking strongly informs her mark-making processes. With each new edition she generates an organic and intuitive creative dialogue, designed to challenge the stereotypical view of risography as a ‘pop’ or ‘kitsch’ medium. Through this exchange she highlights the subtle possibilities of colour and texture that can be achieved using sustainable soya-based inks, bridging the divide between fine art duplication and more accessible printmaking mediums.

A Riso machine is a stencil duplicator similar to silkscreen in nature. The Riso prints one colour at a time in bright, vibrant hues to create rich overlays of grainy texture. Each print is slightly different with the layer registration and ink coverage, making them fall within the original print category.

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