The Mehrfach Series

David Armes

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David Armes: ‘The MEHRFACH Series’ (2018–2021)

Meaning ‘multiple’ in German, ‘Mehrfach’ literally translates as ‘more subject’. The works in the series are driven by Armes’ observations of his young daughter acquiring language.

The repetitions, oppositions and overlaps of this constant development are reflected in simple words or subjects overprinted multiple times on the same sheet. Slight shifts build up dense typographic patterns that eventually obscure and/or remove…