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27 graphic designers for Europe

exhibition poster

from: 01.07.2008
to: 31.08.2008
In: Orly et Roissy-Charles de Gaulle

Europe around the theme of walking

Exhibition in July and August in Orly and Roissy-Charles Gaulle

agenda

July and August 2008

Practical

Orly and Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airports

This exceptional exhibition aims to highlight the strength and originality of European graphic design. The curator, internationally-renowned graphic designer Philippe Apeloig, has himself worked with many prestigious cultural institutions all over the world. He has selected 27 graphic designers, one from each of the EU member states. They have created 27 posters celebrating Europe around the theme of walking. The posters are presented throughout the months of July and August on giant billboards in the Paris airports (Roissy - Charles de Gaulle / Orly), locations with outstanding visibility.

"Why walking? Europe's uniqueness lies in the fact that its entire territory is accessible on foot - with the exception of three island states. One can walk from one end of Europe to the other, and be sure to find convenient stopovers throughout. The very idea of walking expresses an urge to move toward others, a sense of motion… Walking triggers curiosity and lets you move forward little by little. The act of walking requires effort, stamina, patience and energy. Walking projects us two million years back (homo erectus), to the evolution of the human race. Both simple and complex, it is a metaphor of life and progress, because it generates freedom of movement."
Philippe Apeloigg

Below 27 graphic designers of cycles :

• Tino Grass

• Roman Breier

• Teresa Sdralevich

• Luba Lukova

• Evripides Zantides

• Finn Nygaard

• Pilar Gorriz

• Ruth Huimerind

• Hilppa Hyrkäs

• Elamine Maecha

• Dimitris Karaiskos

• Arpad Daradics

• Noelle Cooper

• Lucia Pascualin

• Ilmars Blumbergs

• Gediminas Šiaulys

• Marco Godinho

• Pierre Portelli

• Petra Janssen et Edwin Vollebergh

• Elzbieta Chojna

• Lizá Ramalho / Artur Rebelo

• Lucian Marin

• Joana Niemeyer

• Marcel Bencik

• Radovan Jenko

• Nille Svensson

• Filip Blažek