The collectives Tipos en su Tinta and Reset Risografik, both based in Tenerife, have joined forces to present Errata. Modus Operandi. This artistic exhibition, inaugurated on March 26 at Sala L of the La Recova Art Center, highlights the artisanal process as an act of resistance against digital immediacy, celebrating imperfection as a creative tool. The initiative underscores the commitment of the Santa Cruz City Council to a diverse and contemporary cultural agenda, fostering dialogue between tradition and artistic innovation. Admission is free.
Tipos en su Tinta, founded in 2013 by Matthias Beck and Lars Petter, has established itself as an experimental space for Tenerife residents, offering workshops and courses. Their projects focus on creating new visual arts through techniques such as typographic printing and material exploration. Meanwhile, Reset Risografik, established in 2020 by designer and lecturer Javier Cabrera through the University of La Laguna (ULL) Design Degree, combines student training with graphic production for artists and designers on the island. This collective is also part of the Tenerife Creative Camp, a design event held annually at the ULL Faculty of Fine Arts in June.
The works exhibited in Errata. Modus Operandi are based on the premise that error should not be hidden, but embraced as an opportunity for innovation. Using techniques reminiscent of Johannes Gutenberg, the exhibition features ink displacements, misaligned letters, and imperfect registrations, generating unprecedented visual languages and expanding the expressive possibilities of graphic design. The exhibition proposes a space where control is suspended and the unexpected becomes a creative engine.
“"It is important to know that we are not artists, we are graphic designers."
According to Lars Petter, although risography and typographic printing are distinct techniques, they share a manual and analog approach. Petter explains that this is Tipos en su Tinta's third exhibition, and the collaboration with Javier Cabrera arose from a shared passion for typography. “We decided to create this exhibition because, although everything is working wonderfully in current media, it seems that errata or small flaws never escape. For some it is a horror, but we use it as a creative resource,” the designer adds.
The exhibition is structured into three sections, one for each designer. Petter focuses on typographic error, using printing tools in an “erroneous” way to create his pieces, some of which combine typographic printing with risography and scanning processes. He highlights his use of the Jelly Print technique, which employs flexible gelatin plates to transfer drawings and texts. Matthias Beck explores the digital concept of Analog Glitch Type, a screen phenomenon, transferring it to the analog world through color overlapping and overprinting typographic layers, creating new forms. Finally, Javier Cabrera uses risography in a more illustrative way, drawing inspiration from ancient illustrations about “monstrous errors of nature” and taking advantage of the semi-transparency of the inks to generate an unexpected third color.
Errata celebrates error as a creative and human tool, showcasing the creation process with sketches and working materials. Free guided tours are scheduled for April 17 and May 8 at 6:00 PM, offering visitors the opportunity to delve into the history of the initiative, its artisanal processes, and the philosophy behind its creative engine.
