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solidaritéS 442 & 443

Floods in Valencia on the cover of solidaritéS journal. Design: Niels Wehrspann — Cover of solidaritéS ↗︎ journal issue 442 (November 2024). Flood in Valencia. In collaboration with Aurora Bytyqi (intern)

Gathering celebrating the fall of al-Assad on the cover of solidaritéS journal. Design: Niels Wehrspann — Cover of solidaritéS ↗︎ journal issue 442 (November 2024). Flood in Valencia. In collaboration with Aurora Bytyqi (intern)

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solidaritéS 440 & 441

Kamala Harris on the cover of solidaritéS journal. Design: Niels Wehrspann — Cover of solidaritéS ↗︎ journal issue 441 (November 2024). Photography of Kamala Harris…

Photography of a protest in Paris on the cover of solidaritéS journal. Design: Niels Wehrspann — Cover of solidaritéS ↗︎ journal issue 441 (November 2024). Photography of Kamala Harris…

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solidaritéS 438 & 439

Trashed type on the cover of solidaritéS journal. Design: Niels Wehrspann — Cover of solidaritéS ↗︎ journal issue 438 (September 2024). Lettering on images of endangered animals. In collaboration with Aurora Bytyqi (intern)

Collage with Karin Keller-Sutter on the cover of solidaritéS journal. Design: Niels Wehrspann — Cover of solidaritéS ↗︎ journal issue 438 (September 2024). Lettering on images of endangered animals. In collaboration with Aurora Bytyqi (intern)

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solidaritéS 436 & 437

Photo of a sign in support of the NFP on the cover of solidaritéS journal. Design: Niels Wehrspann — Cover of solidaritéS ↗︎ journal issue 436 (June 2024). Photo in support of the NFP by Photothèque Rouge ↗︎

Photo of an antiracist march on the cover of solidaritéS journal. Design: Niels Wehrspann — Cover of solidaritéS ↗︎ journal issue 436 (June 2024). Photo in support of the NFP by Photothèque Rouge ↗︎

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Journal of Bureaucracy Studies #3

Cover of Journal of Bureaucracy Studies issue 3. Design, typography and layout by Niels Wehrspann — Cover of the third issue of the Journal of Bureaucracy Studies ↗︎, a bilingual journal about art (and other things) written in easy-to-read (German-English version). Image: Sung Tieu’s sculpture “Galleried”.

Spread of Journal of Bureaucracy Studies issue 3. Design, typography and layout by Niels Wehrspann — Cover of the third issue of the Journal of Bureaucracy Studies ↗︎, a bilingual journal about art (and other things) written in easy-to-read (German-English version). Image: Sung Tieu’s sculpture “Galleried”.

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solidaritéS nº 433 434 & 435

Overlaid photos on the cover of solidaritéS journal. Design: Niels Wehrspann — Couverture du numéro 435 du journal solidaritéS ↗︎ (mai 2024). Superposition de photos des occupations des universités de Lausanne et de Genève. Photos: Eric Roset ↗︎ et François Graf / Strates ↗︎

Couverture du numéro 435 du journal solidaritéS ↗︎ (mai 2024). Superposition de photos des occupations des universités de Lausanne et de Genève. Photos: Eric Roset ↗︎ et François Graf / Strates ↗︎

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solidaritéS nº 430 & 432

Lettering on a sign during a protest on the cover of solidaritéS journal. Design: Niels Wehrspann — Cover of solidaritéS ↗︎ journal issue 430 (January 2024). Detail of a photo taken during a march against pension reform by Eric Roset ↗︎.

Protester with smoke on the cover of solidaritéS journal. Design: Niels Wehrspann — Cover of solidaritéS ↗︎ journal issue 430 (January 2024). Detail of a photo taken during a march against pension reform by Eric Roset ↗︎.

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Journal of Bureaucracy Studies #2

Journal of Bureaucracy Studies issue 2 cover. Design, typography and layout by Niels Wehrspann — Cover of the second issue of the Journal of Bureaucracy Studies ↗︎, a bilingual journal about art (and other things) written in easy-to-read (French-English version). Image: a collective painting (photo: Eric Bell).

Spread of Journal of Bureaucracy Studies issue 2. Design, typography and layout by Niels Wehrspann — Cover of the second issue of the Journal of Bureaucracy Studies ↗︎, a bilingual journal about art (and other things) written in easy-to-read (French-English version). Image: a collective painting (photo: Eric Bell).

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solidaritéS 428 429

A photo of a pro-palestinian demonstrator on the cover of solidaritéS journal. Photo by Demir Sönmez, design by Niels Wehrspann — Cover of solidaritéS ↗︎ journal issue 428 (December 2023). Photo of a demonstration in support of the Palestinian people in Geneva by Demır Sönmez ↗︎.

The Refugees Welcome symbol deconstructed on the cover of solidaritéS journal. Design: Niels Wehrspann — Cover of solidaritéS ↗︎ journal issue 428 (December 2023). Photo of a demonstration in support of the Palestinian people in Geneva by Demır Sönmez ↗︎.

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solidaritéS 425 426 427

Destructions in Gaza photographed on October 7, 2023 on the cover of solidaritéS journal. Design: Niels Wehrspann — Cover of solidaritéS ↗︎ journal issue 426 (October 2023). Photo taken in Gaza on October 7, 2023 by Active Stills ↗︎

Collage about the cost of living on the cover of solidaritéS journal. Design: Niels Wehrspann — Cover of solidaritéS ↗︎ journal issue 426 (October 2023). Photo taken in Gaza on October 7, 2023 by Active Stills ↗︎

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solidaritéS 420 421 423

Stamp-based artwork on the cover of solidaritéS journal. Design: Niels Wehrspann — Cover of solidaritéS ↗︎ journal issue 421 (June 2023, Feminist strike special issue). Stamping. In collaboration with Behdokht Samimi (intern).

Photomontage with a picture of an environmental destruction on the cover of solidaritéS journal. Design: Niels Wehrspann — Cover of solidaritéS ↗︎ journal issue 421 (June 2023, Feminist strike special issue). Stamping. In collaboration with Behdokht Samimi (intern).

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Patricio Gil Flood, El Dorado (animation)

⏱ 5 ⒮ ʧ Poem Editions ↗︎ Almost Gothic

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Patricio Gil Flood, El Dorado

Poster for the exhibition by Patricio Gil Flood at the Ferme de la Chapelle. Graphic design: Niels Wehrspann — Poster for the exhibition by Patricio Gil Flood ↗︎ at the Ferme de la Chapelle ↗ (Lancy/Geneva). Foldings of old magazines by the artist.

Invitation to the exhibition by Patricio Gil Flood at the Ferme de la Chapelle. Graphic design: Niels Wehrspann — Poster for the exhibition by Patricio Gil Flood ↗︎ at the Ferme de la Chapelle ↗ (Lancy/Geneva). Foldings of old magazines by the artist.

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solidaritéS 416 417 418

Marker lettering on the cover of solidaritéS journal by Niels Wehrspann — Cover of solidaritéS ↗︎ journal issue 418 (March 2023). Marker lettering. UDC is a far right populist party in Switzerland. In collaboration with Behdokht Samimi (intern).

Photomontage with demonstrators against a coal mine on the cover of solidaritéS journal. Design: Niels Wehrspann — Cover of solidaritéS ↗︎ journal issue 418 (March 2023). Marker lettering. UDC is a far right populist party in Switzerland. In collaboration with Behdokht Samimi (intern).

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solidaritéS 412 414

A demonstration of asylum seekers on the cover of solidaritéS journal — Cover of solidaritéS ↗︎ journal issue 412 (November 2022). Migrant demonstration in Geneva after the suicide of a young Afghan boy. Photo: Eric Roset ↗︎.

Photo of the heads of state at the COP on the cover of solidaritéS journal — Cover of solidaritéS ↗︎ journal issue 412 (November 2022). Migrant demonstration in Geneva after the suicide of a young Afghan boy. Photo: Eric Roset ↗︎.

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solidaritéS 409 410

Meme on the cover of solidaritéS journal — Cover of solidaritéS ↗︎ journal issue 409 (September 2022). Meme about the October 2022 national voting issues. In collaboration with Alice Polo Carrard (intern).

Photo of the Pakistani floods on the cover of solidaritéS journal — Cover of solidaritéS ↗︎ journal issue 409 (September 2022). Meme about the October 2022 national voting issues. In collaboration with Alice Polo Carrard (intern).

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Bureaucracy Studies journal 1

Cover of Journal of Bureaucracy Studies issue 1 — Cover of the first issue of the Journal of Bureaucracy Studies ↗︎, a bilingual art journal written in easy-to-read. Image: “When the Bats Fly”, performance by Sunny Pfalzer (photo: Edward Onsoh).

Photo of a performance by craziness artisT in the Journal of Bureaucracy Studies issue 1 — Cover of the first issue of the Journal of Bureaucracy Studies ↗︎, a bilingual art journal written in easy-to-read. Image: “When the Bats Fly”, performance by Sunny Pfalzer (photo: Edward Onsoh).

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Collage on the cover of solidaritéS journal — Cover of solidaritéS ↗︎ journal issue 404 (April 2022). Collage with a message extracted from a photo taken on the national march against the extension of Switzerland’s funding of Frontex and a photo tear gas canisters on the beach in Calais.

Brush lettering on the cover of solidaritéS journal — Cover of solidaritéS ↗︎ journal issue 404 (April 2022). Collage with a message extracted from a photo taken on the national march against the extension of Switzerland’s funding of Frontex and a photo tear gas canisters on the beach in Calais.

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Photo of a demonstration against the war in Ukraine on the cover of solidaritéS journal — Cover of solidaritéS ↗︎ journal issue 403 (March 2022). Demonstration against the war in Ukraine in Geneva (photo: Eric Roset ↗︎).

Photo of a Russian bombing on the cover of solidaritéS journal — Cover of solidaritéS ↗︎ journal issue 403 (March 2022). Demonstration against the war in Ukraine in Geneva (photo: Eric Roset ↗︎).

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A collage against AVS 21 on the cover of solidaritéS journal — Cover of solidaritéS ↗︎ journal issue 401 (February 2022). Collage of different parts of a large banner against the elevation of the legal pension age for women.

A demonstrator against the invasion of Ukraine of the cover of solidaritéS journal — Cover of solidaritéS ↗︎ journal issue 401 (February 2022). Collage of different parts of a large banner against the elevation of the legal pension age for women.

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Cover of solidaritéS journal issue 399, with a photo of a demonstration for the lift on intellectual property on covid vaccines — Cover of solidaritéS ↗︎ journal. Photo by Eric Roset ↗︎ of a demonstration for the lift on intellectual property on anti-covid vaccines, tests and treatments ↗︎ in Genève.

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Cover of solidaritéS journal issue 396, with a photo of a protest against patents — Cover of solidaritéS ↗︎ journal. Photo of a demonstration for the lift on covid vaccines patents, organized by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation ↗︎ in… Kyiv, in July 2021.

Cover of solidaritéS journal issue 397, with a collage showing a sinking cargo ship — Cover of solidaritéS ↗︎ journal. Photo of a demonstration for the lift on covid vaccines patents, organized by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation ↗︎ in… Kyiv, in July 2021.

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Cover of solidaritéS journal issue 394, with the “Tax the rich" slogan worn by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — Cover of solidaritéS ↗︎ journal. Graphs showing the rise of inequality in Switzerland and the slogan on Aurora James’s dress worn by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at the 2021 Met Gala, to illustrate the Socialist Youth’s ↗︎ “99%” initiative. In collaboration with Tamara Mottet (intern).

Cover of solidaritéS journal issue 395, with a photo of a young women facing the police — Cover of solidaritéS ↗︎ journal. Graphs showing the rise of inequality in Switzerland and the slogan on Aurora James’s dress worn by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at the 2021 Met Gala, to illustrate the Socialist Youth’s ↗︎ “99%” initiative. In collaboration with Tamara Mottet (intern).

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Cover of solidaritéS journal issue 394, with an LGBTQI+ flag made from marker pen strokes — Cover of solidaritéS ↗︎ journal. Queer struggles social issue. In collaboration with Tamara Mottet (intern).

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Cover of solidaritéS journal issue 388, with a collage representing a protester behind bars — Cover of solidaritéS ↗︎ journal. Collage representing the threat for social movements that a new law “against terrorism” will pose. In collaboration with Coraline Beyeler (intern).

Cover of solidaritéS journal issue 390, with a photo of a screaming female protester — Cover of solidaritéS ↗︎ journal. Collage representing the threat for social movements that a new law “against terrorism” will pose. In collaboration with Coraline Beyeler (intern).

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Cover of solidaritéS journal issue 385, with a collage and lettering about Holcim — Cover of solidaritéS ↗︎ journal, about the occupation of a hill that Holcim is destroying. In collaboration with Coraline Beyeler and Estelle Bouchet (interns).

Cover of solidaritéS journal issue 386, with a fresh can of liberty — Cover of solidaritéS ↗︎ journal, about the occupation of a hill that Holcim is destroying. In collaboration with Coraline Beyeler and Estelle Bouchet (interns).

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Cover of solidaritéS journal issue 383, with a collage about the 50th anniversary of the women’s right to vote — Cover of solidaritéS ↗︎ journal, about the 50th anniversary of the women’s right to vote in Switzerland. Photo: Gustave Deghilage. In collaboration with Coraline Beyeler and Estelle Bouchet (interns).

Cover of solidaritéS journal issue 384, with a collage about the first anniversary of the covid pandemic — Cover of solidaritéS ↗︎ journal, about the 50th anniversary of the women’s right to vote in Switzerland. Photo: Gustave Deghilage. In collaboration with Coraline Beyeler and Estelle Bouchet (interns).

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Cover of solidaritéS bimonthly about an anti-hijab initiative — Cover of solidaritéS ↗︎ journal, about the far right initiative to forbid the wearing of hijab.

Cover of solidaritéS journal issue 382, with a photo of a child during the Tahir square occupation — Cover of solidaritéS ↗︎ journal, about the far right initiative to forbid the wearing of hijab.

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Fuck Fortress Europe — Cover of solidaritéS ↗︎ bimonthly issue 375.

Collage with a photo of Joe Biden and the American flag — Cover of solidaritéS ↗︎ bimonthly issue 375.

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A skull made of rhizomes — Cover of solidaritéS ↗︎ bimonthly issue 363. Script-generated skull.

A blindfolded justice statue on the cover of solidaritéS bimonthly — Cover of solidaritéS ↗︎ bimonthly issue 363. Script-generated skull.

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Photocollage of climat demonstrations creating a world map — Cover of solidaritéS ↗︎ bimonthly. Illustration in collaboration with Janissa Sallin.

Spiral composed of threats on employment on the cover of solidaritéS journal — Cover of solidaritéS ↗︎ bimonthly. Illustration in collaboration with Janissa Sallin.

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Étapes graphiques

Cover of Étapes graphiques issue 42, 1998 — Cover of Étapes graphiques issue 42. Images created during a workshop at ECAL with P Scott Makela (RIP)

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