Bastarda Nº1
This is the number one of one of 100 Bastarda copies. And it is the first self-published issue of one of Workship’s co-founders, an independent project much welcomed at the studio. It was written, illustrated, designed, printed and even bound by women that own independent local businesses. It took a long time to have it accomplished and we might have done it completely differently by now. Perhaps that makes it even more special.
English Version Cover
Portuguese Version Cover
With invisibility as criteria, Bastarda aims to be a collection of short biographies of women who, despite contributing immensely to society throughout their lives, were considered the bastards of history. Intellectuals and social organisers, factory workers or even pirates, as well as associations and groups whose historiography did not allow for the uniqueness of their members to stand out.
Foreseeing a collection, the editorial concept of each issue is also meant to give visibility to a different female illustrator. In the first issue, Marina Muñoz García gave life to more than 15 portraits through a combination of fleeting lines and color stains that expressively integrate three inks: blue, yellow and fluorine coral.
The zine is printed in risography, an eco-friendly printing system of vibrant spot colors. Risograph prints look like a cross between serigraphy and photocopies. They have a very unique ‘handmade’ touch, similar to that of screen prints. Its imperfections add value to each copy — all of them unique despite coming from the same impression roller. This lends a distinctive character to each copy and to the graphic identity of the editorial piece itself.
Bastarda is a self-published project of Rita Luís — Researcher at the Institute of Contemporary History of the University of Lisbon — and Sara Silva Santos — Designer and co-founder of our graphic design studio Workship — two women reflecting on issues of invisibility, history, and who gets to write it and how. Aware that zine-making is not a good business decision, they decided to embrace the process and not the end: a creative act they tangled with their own political interests, operating outside the bounds of polite, productive society.
Available at www.bastarda.org
Title: Bastarda N°1
Launch Date: Abril 2022
Editor / Writer
Rita Luís — ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/en/rita-luis
Editor / Art Director / Graphic Designer
Sara Silva Santos — Workship.es
Illustrator
Marina Muñoz García — www.marinadibuja.com
Print: 3 colors Risography
Paper: Munken Paper
Binding: Hand Sewn with Yellow String
Size: 170 x 245mm
Limited 100 copies edition
24 Pages
Price: 14€
A limited edition of 100 copies is available at www.bastarda.org at production-cost price. Bastarda can be mailed to you (additional shipping fee), or collected personally at Sara's Studio in Lisbon with no additional cost.