Traces of De-creation/Traces de la Decreation
In this artist’s book, Robert Krokowski, Sonja Knoll and Marlen Wagner present their own unique interpretation of selected texts by Simone Weil.
Artist Books/Künstlerbücher
Artists’ books are seldom in the spotlight of the art and culture business. You can’t nail them to the wall like paintings, you can’t make them heard in concert halls, you can’t give them a big stage in the theatre. Exhibited at fairs and in galleries, they offer the viewer only a small section of themselves – everything else can only be experienced by taking them out of their showcases and exploring them, sheet by sheet. The presentation on the internet as a sequence of photos and/or videos does show each individual page and thus what could be called “content” – but the most important thing is missing: the haptic exploration of their three-dimensionality.
Despite all this: Fraktalwerk Projektraum opens a new long-term project and presents artist’s books in loose succession by Robert Krokowski und Marlen Wagner, who says with Guy Schraenen that artist’s books are works of art in the form of a book.
Sonja Knoll visiting Fraktalwerk
Sonja Knoll and her fictional script are guests at Fraktalwerk – the artist designs five pages of the book Traces of Decreation with her over-embroiderings.
Fraktalwerk at “Pavillon Simone Weil”
Fraktalwerk will be a guest at the “Pavillon Simone Weil” in Geneva, Switzerland, from May 16–30, 2026 – with artistic works and work in progress …
Artist Books 2026
The journey continues: new artists’ books in 2026 to discover, to read, and to marvel at. Expand your notion of what a book can be …
Postscriptum: artbook.berlin 2025
Fraktalwerk with Marlen Wagner and Robert Krokowski at artbook.berlin 2025: three days full of discoveries, curiosity, conversations and discussions.
artbook.berlin 2025
Fraktalwerk, with Marlen Wagner and Robert Krokowski, is once again taking part in artbook.berlin this year. We invite you to discover unique artist’s books and small editions with an open mind, full of curiosity and wonder.
Workshop Paper Marbeling
Marlen Wagner – Workshop: Suminagashi, die japanische Art, Papier zu marmorieren.
Künstlerbücher 2025
Ein neues Jahr mit neuen Herausforderungen. Im Fokus der Künstlerbücher dieses Jahres steht die Beschäftigung mit neuen Materialien, Formen und Formaten – und natürlich auch neuen Themen.
Marvel and looking: The artbook.berlin 2024
In the large hall of Kunstquartier Bethanien on Mariannenplatz in Berlin Kreuzberg and on the ground floor, Robert Krokowski and Marlen Wagner presented their books together with over 100 artists, many small publishers and collectives.
Artist Books – Robert Krokowski
Robert Krokowski’s artist books can be seen at the Fraktalwerk stand at Artbooks Berlin from November 22 to 24, 2024.