As social and political tensions increase, typographic masons also seek out different perspectives and find them in the traces of previous social struggles. Material preserved in archives reminds us that our “wicked problems” are deeply rooted and not at all new. But how can archive material be used to raise social awareness, and what is the role of the practitioner in this? How open are archives, and how can they be made more user-friendly and relevant to society? Can working with archival material contribute to a language of solidarity, or does it actually stand in the way, and should we instead strive for a visual language that reflects the times?
The typographic mason will have to find his or her way through this Entryway Between the Archive and Urgency: it will give direction to the interpretation of the practice.
