These broadsides called “poster poems” are visualizations and typographical interpretations of texts by contemporary German and French authors. Gradually these prints came closer to the concepts of Visual Poetry. Generally the posters are designed, set and printed by Johannes Strugalla, sometimes in collaboration with other artists. The edition size is between 100 and 200 maybe less.they are neither signed nor numbered. The size of the sheets is 50 x 70 cm.
Halm (Stem)
Poem by Franz Mon
Typographie by Franz Mon and Johannes Strugalla
Metal types, repeated print
numbered and signed by the autor and the artist
Halm I:
diagonal reversed upside down, 110 copies
Halm II:
on tracing paper, twice reversed, on both sides; black, 45 copies
Halm III:
on tracing paper, twice reversed, on both sides; white,. 40 copies
first edition