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December 9, 2021
Grace Ebert
With their most up-to-date undertaking Affiches Artifices, French designers Marion Pinaffo and Raphaël Pluvinage may need sparked a brand new poster pattern with a little bit further flare. The duo created a dozen geometric motifs that, at first look, seem as easy glittering arches and round patterns. As soon as ignited by a match, although, the varieties gentle up in a spectacular mix of incandescent bursts and multi-color flames.
To supply the managed burns, Pinaffo and Pluvinage coated fire-resistant paper with distinct markings that when lit on one finish, create a transparent path for the flame to comply with, and though the posters are left charred, the unique design stays. “As ‘pyrotechnic ink’ doesn’t exist as such, we spend a number of time in our workshop on the lookout for the correct method of blending and printing such chemical substances. After lots of of failed makes an attempt, we lastly discovered the correct method,” the duo instructed Artistic Increase. “The visuals and sound results are bodily programmed on paper instantly, relying on the size and path of gunpowder.”
Watch the brief video beneath to see the incendiary creations in motion, and discover extra from Pinaffo and Pulvinage on Instagram.
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#posters and prints
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