Rose Nordin![]()
Based between Kuala Lumpur and London. Currently exhibiting in Traces at ⟶ DesignTo Toronto CAN research fellow at ⟶ Center for Arts Design & Social Research Helsinki FIN/ Langkawi MY previously at ⟶ Jan Van Eyck Academie
Maastricht NL developing work on the divine qualities of printed letterforms.
Through her practice and research, Rose is interested in the publication as a site of exchange and collaboration, print technologies as tools for union, and letterforms as modes of magic.
As a designer, Rose primarily makes artist books and printed matter. This extends to exhibition and custom type design.
Selected projects
⟶ What the Flag?! ⟶ Scorched Ceremonies: Published Paper Prayers ⟶ The Library Was ⟶ A Prayer Book ⟶ Shy Radicals ⟶
STUART Publishing ⟶ Practice Makes Perfect ⟶ A Study of Publishing Practices in Malaysia ⟶ A Reimagining of Relations ⟶
Time in your hands ⟶ Still I Rise ⟶ The Place is Here ⟶ Khidr⟶ Markers ⟶ Not Before it has Forgotton You
Contact
hi@rosenord.in | instagram@amokamok
Current projects
CVAN (UK) ⟶ Writers Room with Jack KY Tan, publication designer
Greylight Projects (NL) ⟶ What the Flag?! 2023 exhibiting artist
Gagosian (UK) ⟶ Rites of Passage catalogue design
Prestel (UK/DE) ⟶ Eyes that Commit by Renee Mussai book design
D.A.A.P (UK) ⟶ Contributing archivist for artist’s publishing with Banner Repeater
industria & a-n network (UK) ⟶ Structurally f—cked artist leaks report graphic design
Recent projects
Cromwell Place (UK) ⟶ Inventory, performance video screening Malay Magic: Animisms
Cubbit (UK) ⟶ Department of Unruly Histories exhibiting designer with Larena Amin
Drawing Room Gallery (UK) ⟶ The Time of our Lives Catalogue Design
Limestone Books (NL) ⟶ Limestone Deposits (from the archipelago) artist take-over
The Showroom (UK) & FRAME (FI) ⟶ Editorial Tables: Reciprocal Hospitalities exhibiting artist
Documenta 15 (DE) ⟶ Seni Kenduri with Projek Rabak exhibiting artist
Whitechapel Gallery (UK) ⟶ London Open 2022 catalogue & web design
Nicolleti Contemporary (UK) ⟶ Total Climate graphic design
The Design Museum (UK) ⟶ Future Observatory book design
TBA21 (ESP) ⟶ The Third Pole exhibition identity design
UCL (UK) ⟶ Objects of the Misanthropocene exhibition design
Recent project features
Art Monthly, April 2023 ⟶ Editorial Tables: Reciprocal Hospitalities
Journal Safar ⟶ VII, Networks
London Centre for Book Arts ⟶ Books: Art, Craft & Community
Routledge ⟶ Curating as Feminist Organizing
Ongoing
Co-founder ⟶ Art publishing collective OOMK
Co-founder ⟶ Rabbits Road Press
Advisory board member ⟶ The Bower Gallery
Associate lecturer ⟶ University of the Arts London
Book designer ⟶ Silver Press
Developing
Your Creative Practice Grant ⟶ Arts Council England
Selected past
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Somerset House Studios ⟶ Artist-in-Resident
iniva ⟶ Research Associate
British Council Malaysia ⟶ International artist research grant
A-N Network ⟶ Artist research grant, Japan
Portland Institute of Contemporary Art ⟶ International Artist-in-Residence
University of Chicago ⟶ Arts & Social Practice Fellow
Selected talks
