A Radical Form of Publishing and the (re)claiming of public space

Stickers in the urban landscape engage with public spaces in a direct manner. Public space is integral to people's ability to express and claim the right to the city, "not merely a right of access to what already exists, but a right to change it after our heart's desire" (David Harvey, 2003). Stickers are ideal for this task, they are cheap to make, they stick to any surface and are * hard to clean. Many protest stickers are attempts to persuade, to bring attention to urgent themes, or are a form of territorial space-claiming. Whatever the goal, stickers participate in public debates transforming the public space into a bulletin board. — Matt Plezier

Stick(er), It To The Man, is the initial publication of a series about stickers in the public space and as publishing practice.

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Second edition, published on the occasion of the presentation of Vernacular Archives #1 exhibition by the Herbarium Riso (Berlin) & the Radical Sticker Publishing Workshop, both at PrintRoom (Rotterdam) in May 2025.

Size: 14.8x21cm
Pages: 12
Edition: 300
Year: 2025

2 color Risography on pink recycling paper · center fold is a label sheet with 14 stickers

Co-published by PrintRoom, Matt Plezier and we make it

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First edition published on the occasion of ‘Discourses’ at Paris Ass Book Fair 2024, Palais de Tokyo, curated by Andrew Hodgson.