BERLIN Monoprints

Photographed: 2024 (with exceptions)
Printed: 2024

These are photo transfers using a two-color gel printing process with acrylic paint (tin and black) on premium 350 g/m2 grass paper.

Original size: Approx. 17×28 cm on Din A3

The reproductions shown here are excerpts from the original prints, which feature additional blank space around the motifs. The slight shimmer of the tin paint’s priming is not visible in these illustrations.

Characteristics of a monoprint:
These monoprints combine the precision of photography with the organic unpredictability of gel printing, offering a unique print with every creation. Each print template can only be used once, making these monoprints unique. While the same photos can be used multiple times as templates, producing the same motif over and over again, the unique artefacts created during the transfer and printing process ensure that no two prints are exactly the same.

Christian Reister – Making of photo transfer monoprints
Video by Christoph Schieder