Production and Launch Images

The production of The Valley of Fear has proved to be one of the most magical and yet most troubled Spare projects we have ever undertaken. Plagued with difficulties from the first moment of conception, the day of printing was marked by strange omens and profound synchronicities. Here Robert Ansell discusses these experiences during the launch night speech at Treadwells.

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[Fig.1] The large offset litho Roland press at Acanthus, with early sheets on the bench in the foreground being compared to the proofs.

[Fig.2] Checking the quality of the sheets during printing; completed sections gained a green cross.

[Fig.3] A metamorphosis born from two opposing principles.

[Fig.4] Robert Ansell makes his speech at Treadwell’s, July 15th

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