Andrea Benedetto

General Journal of Network Requests stores a 12-hour-long log of network requests collected from uBlock Origin (uBO), a free, open-source ad and content blocker. A network request is made each time a web page asks a browser to either upload or download data to or from a specific online location. Among these requests, there are ones related to tracking, advertising and malware, which uBO either blocks or redirects. Thus, the 858-page book mediates the scale at which data from mundane, day-to-day online interactions are collected for profit. The design is a contemporary reinterpretation of a bookkeeping journal, and the book-block has been entirely generated through a basil.js script starting from a CSV table containing the data collected from uBO.

The book, purchasable upon request, is accompanied by an explanatory video and a 16-page excerpt (on sale), equivalent to 12 minutes.

Data by Andrea Benedetto

Design by Andrea Benedetto

€858 (Complete version, to be printed and shipped)

€16 (Excerpt, available at the table)

This project consisted in an analysis and comparison of two pens from a semiotic viewpoint. More specifically, I investigated on their formal and functional characteristics, and thus on which kind of valorisation they are given by their users. The study quickly took the shape of a series of nested paragraphs, each of which detailing their specificities and commonalities both in terms of aesthetics and usage. The strict typographic grid elevates this idea and is complemented by visually contrasting B&W photos.

Text by Andrea Benedetto

Photographs by Andrea Benedetto and Riccardo Tonin

Design by Andrea Benedetto

12 x 17.8 cm, softcover, dust jacket

32 pages

English

€15

Gabrielle Scherrer is a prolific watercolourist. Many of her pieces feature landscapes, but not a single one perfectly recreates an already existing image. Behind such conventional beauty, lays a surprising mix of feelings, memories, and thoughts. This catalogue is a curated, expandable collection of her watercolours, and is based on the idea of the “fluctuation of sense”, i.e., how meaning can be split into three different factors—denotation, connotation, and evocation—when approached semiotically. This is highlighted by the structure and content of each sheet, which lead the viewer into introspection.

Texts by Gabrielle Scherrer

Design by Andrea Benedetto

29.7 x 40 cm

English, Italian

€5 (Per unit)

Mario Benedetto: Ens Realissimum was launched during the artist’s exhibition “Homo Sum”, held from June 10 to July 3, 2022, at the Bipielle Arte Gallery, Lodi. In this catalogue, the featured critiques go through his art, characterised by strong and bold strokes which portray emotionally impactful scenarios and meanings: from issues that affected southern Italy during the latter half of the 19th century, to broader societal crises like migration and poverty.

Texts by Mario Benedetto, Robin Lehleitner, Vera Agosti, Marzio Dall’Acqua, Marco Fiori and Emidio di Carlo

Photographs by Foto Schiavinotto, Franco De Marco and Mario Benedetto

Design by Andrea Benedetto

23 x 29 cm, softcover

192 pages

Italian, English

€25

Mario Benedetto: Continuità, held at the Pinacoteca Civica, Vigevano, expanded upon the most impactful pieces of “Homo Sum”. The catalogue includes the words of Angelo Crespi, Edoardo Maffeo, and Sara Benedetto, who further contextualise the socio-political commentary expressed by the artist. Halfway through it, a series of details from some featured pieces break up the pace, replicating their emotional impact.

Texts by Mario Benedetto, Angelo Crespi, Edoardo Maffeo and Sara Benedetto

Photographs by Mario Benedetto

Design by Andrea Benedetto

21 x 28 cm, softcover

64 pages

Italian

€20