Triplesuperphosphate

K. Verlag is pleased to share EURO—VISION, the forthcoming publication project of FRAUD in editorial collaboration with Michaela Büsse. The regular edition and the limited-number silkprint jacket edition of the publication are available for pre-order and will ship as soon as possible later this summer. These A1- and A3-format silkscreen poster prints you see here, however, were created to support the production of the book project and are ready to ship immediately.

By purchasing these prints, you directly support the realization of this book—every order helps us reach the funding needed to bring this project to life. Thank you for your support!

Limited-Edition Silkscreen Prints: A Fundraising Campaign

Triplesuperphosphate, FRAUD, 2024
Four-layered silkscreen print on acid-free paper, approx. A1-format, edition of 30, colors varying

These silkscreen prints layer a scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of a grain of Triple Superphosphate fertilizer with a historical photograph of the site where the phosphate was originally mined. The archival image, sourced from Spain’s Geological and Mining Institute, depicts the landscape prior to the start of mining operations and features the Árbol de Bu-Craa (Tree of Bou-Craa). Historically, these acacia trees served as vital desert navigation markers for trading caravans. The former location of this tree is now the site of the Bou-Craa mine, operated by the Office Chérifien des Phosphates (OCP). This mine remains a key resource for the global agribusiness industry. SEM image courtesy: Loughborough University; archival image courtesy: Dr. Lino Camprubí, Instituto Geológico y Minero de España.

Triplesuperphosphate, FRAUD, 2024
Two-layered silkscreen print on Fabriano acid-free paper, approx. A3-format, edition of 55 

Similarly to the larger print, this piece overlays an electron microscope scan (SEM) of a grain of triple superphosphate fertiliser (royal blue) with the location where the phosphate was mined (fluo orange). SEM image courtesy: Loughborough University; archival image courtesy: Dr. Lino Camprubí, Instituto Geológico y Minero de España.

The editions of these A1 and A3 posters are launched as part of a joint fundraising campaign to support this project and its broader inquiry into critical minerals. The larger-format print comes in four different color variations and posters are shipped at random depending on availability. All benefits flow directly into the production of the book—and prints will be shipped to you immediately.

FRAUD (Audrey Samson, Françîcco Gayardo, Gris Perla Amor, and Jefa Papi Chulo) is an undisciplinary collective whose practice interrogates UK and European legal systems that perpetuate resource- and commodity-oriented relations. Over the past four years, as part of their ongoing project EURO—VISION, FRAUD has critically examined the UK’s Critical Minerals Strategy and the EU’s Critical Raw Materials Act to inspire alternative cultural practices, political imaginations, and networks of mutuality and worldmaking. Former Somerset House Studios residents and current Stanley Picker Fellows (2024), in 2023 FRAUD was recognized as selected artists for Artangel’s Making Time. Their accolades also include the State of Lower Saxony – HBK Braunschweig Fellowship (2020) and the King’s College Cultural Institute Grant (2018). They have received commissions from Contemporary Art Archipelago (2022), the Istanbul Design Biennial (2020), RADAR Loughborough (2020), and the Cockayne Foundation (2018). FRAUD’s work is held in the permanent collections of the European Investment Bank Institute (Luxembourg) and the Art and Nature Center – Beulas Foundation (Spain).