I TAROCCHI CANEMORTO

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LIBRO ANOMALO N.1

The Canemorto trio undoubtedly represents one of the most controversial contemporary phenomena that strongly divides the public, which reacts to it in two opposite and irreconcilable ways: the adepts, who venerate the three masked characters considering them the only true prophets of our time, and the detractors, who instead consider them insidious charlatans.
The trio started with graffiti, but in over a decade they have managed to extend their influence to a variety of fields, from cinema to literature, music to gastronomy, tattoo to fashion, with the sole purpose of spreading their ambiguous religious cult, based on the adoration of a dog-like divinity called Txakurra. This mysterious fetish has its roots in kozo, a spirit that has the features of a dog.

Txakurra connects the world of the living with that of the dead, and is present in many religions of central Africa. Cerberus from Greek mythology probably derives from it.

Among the innumerable divination practices that the trio has developed for the cult of Txakurra, the most renowned is the Canemorto Tarot.

Unlike traditional tarot cards that have 22 major arcana, the Canemorto Tarot has 24 arcana, following the strict rule of Txakurra which states that all numerology associated with the cult must be divisible by three. Personal readings are very simple: you must throw the 24-sided dice attached to the book three times.

Each number corresponds to a tarot; the tarot associated with the first number obtained represents the past, the second number is the present and the third number is the future.

I TAROCCHI CANEMORTO

Limited Edition of 40

Production:Varsi Lab

Artworks and texts: Canemorto

Graphic design and book binding: Paola Pompili (SHE.LAB)

Text editing and translation: Venexia Editrice

Cover and box: Nepalese Lokta, 80 gsm paper

Drawings by Canemorto

Screen printing by 56Fili

Inside pages: Freelife Merida white Fedrigoni 320 gsm paper

Digital print by Tipografia 360 gradi

Binding: Exposed spine binding - Link stitch binding

Printed September 2020

LIBRI ANOMALI

LIBRI ANOMALI (Anomalist Books) is a project created by the art laboratory Varsi Lab in cooperation with the designer Paola Pompili (SHE.LAB). The two have been working together since 2013, producing Varsi Editions art catalogs.

LIBRI ANOMALI is the natural evolution of these editions and is an experimental project dedicated to publishing art books different from traditional books. Anomalist is in fact the most suitable adjective for these unusual and unconventional volumes dedicated the fans of the genre.

LIBRI ANOMALI are small limited editions manufactured inside the printing workshop, bound by hand and produced in collaboration with various renowned national and international artists.

SHE.LAB

Paola Pompili (SHE.LAB) is an Art Director and Graphic Designer working for major communication agencies and publishing companies; she has been collaborating with Varsi since its opening and is in charge of the graphic and editorial image of the gallery. Her love and knowledge of paper is at the basis of all her creations; recently she has combined her various skills to set up an artisan bookbinding activity related to her editorial projects.

SHE.LAB creates her works by combining her passion for graphic art and publishing in editorial projects which involve different printing techniques, hand-made bindings and a careful selection of paper. Every element that shapes the final product is specifically designed to express the work of the artist at its best.

The book has been launched on October 10th, 2020 and it's gone sold out in less than 24 hours.

Book size: 145 x 245 mm

Bookcase size: 180 x 255 mm

The paper used to make the book cover and case is called Lokta.
Before using the paper, all sheets have been screen-printed with a pattern.

Lokta paper, known as Nepali handmade paper, has more than 1000 years of history.
This paper is one of the very few products with all the elements of the production chain coming from local resources, including raw materials, labor, and manufacture The process of making Lokta paper is entirely organic and manual.