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La lettre, A letter
Christophe Lemaitre
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Fifteen
 

A letter is an adaptation of the eponymous Christophe Lemaitre’s film: a hypothesis, that of language considered as a parasite for the bodies which give birth to it. Over the course of the story, the bodies of the two protagonists stretches and dilutes in the reflection of a filmed technical device, to form only one character with a dual identity.

Images and text by: Christophe Lemaitre. Designed by: Lucas Lejeune. Language: French/English. Size: 21 x 30 cm, 36 pages. Cover: Condat Digital Gloss 300g/m2 + Fluo green 80g/m2 59,4 x 84,1 cm folded. Inside pages: Munken Print Cream 80g/m2. Riso Printing: Ravisius Textor. Edition: 250 copies. Released: April 2024.

Journal
Postdocument 16
C. Lemaitre, A. Mole, R. Parcollet
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Twenty-five
 

The sixteenth and final issue of Postdocument is dedicated to the entry “Date of photograph”. It is the only issue of Postdocument for which the images were commissioned and shot by 25 international photographers, over the four seasons of 2020. It ends a decade-long editorial project dedicated to the photography of works of art in exhibition context.

Edited by: Christophe Lemaitre, Aurélien Mole, Remi Parcollet. Designed by: Spassky Fischer. Language: French/English. Size: 21 x 29,7 cm, 68 pages (98 images). Edition: 30 copies. Released: July 2021.

Journal
Postdocument (4 issues)
C. Lemaitre, A. Mole, R. Parcollet
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Hundred
 

Postdocument is a regular publication dedicated to the photography of artworks in exhibition context. It brings together a curated selection of pictures taken by amateur or professional photographers next to an extended caption. Each issue features exhibition views selected according to one of the 16 permanent entries making up the published pictures’ captions. Hand-numbered copies of each Postdocument are available by subscription (4 issues for 100 euros). A handful last subscriptions for issues 13 to 16 are still available: “Title of photograph”, “Date”, “Camera”, “Date of photograph”.

Edited by: Christophe Lemaitre, Aurélien Mole, Remi Parcollet. Designed by: Spassky Fischer. Language: French/English. Size: 21 x 29,7 cm. Edition: 16 hand-numbered copies. Released: 2019—2021.

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Postdocument (Reader)
C. Lemaitre, A. Mole, R. Parcollet
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Thirty
 

Midway of the entire Postdocument project, the Reader reshapes the previous 7 issues under the direction of graphic design studio Spassky Fischer. Exclusively published in this book, issue number 8 focuses on the entry “Dimensions” (of the work). This eighth sequence brings together exhibition pictures taken in cultural institutions occupying post-industrial spaces. This architectural typology, given its influence on art practices and on their scales (within biennales, for example, often considered a context for production), takes part in the writing of today’s art history.

Edited by: Christophe Lemaitre, Aurélien Mole, Remi Parcollet. Designed by: Spassky Fischer. Translated by: Matthieu Ortalda. Language: French/English. Size: 21 x 29,7 cm, 184 pages (76 color & 172 b/w images). Offset Printing: Kopa (Lithuania). Edition: 350 copies. Released: November 2015.

Promesse
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Promesse is an independent non-profit publishing house, founded in Paris (France) in 2024. Promesse shapes projects in the fields of image making, contemporary art, the history of technology and the philosophy of mind. Promesse aims to support theoretical and fictional narratives in the formats of print and screen. As part of its activities to self-finance its editorial projects, Promesse responds to commissioned work in artistic direction, editorial direction, graphic design, and provides consultancy services. Promesse is a French association under the 1901 law, it is possible to make a donation to support its non-commercial activities.