Elska #35 book design Laurie Simmons

Laurie Simmons

And there are a LOT of pitfalls to be avoided

At a time when it has never been easier to design

Presented in conjunction with the exhibition ‘From the Stony River to the Sky’ at Hauser & Wirth Somerset

formatted and transported

Elska #35 book design Laurie SimmonsThis edition was made in Casablanca, the largest city of Morocco. Its our second time in Africa, and our first in the Arab world. This is a destination unlike any weve tackled before, a place where conditions for LGBTQ persons can range from oppressive to downright dangerous. This is in spite of a lingering reputation for Morocco as a sort of hedonistic gay paradise, a reality that our experience has shown to be false, and one that perhaps never