Apparatus: The Role of Technology in Illustration
Collaborative zine created to accompany the 15th Illustration Research Symposium held
21–22 Nov 2025, Koç University, Istanbul
Zine created for the conference speakers by students from Anglia Ruskin University, University of the Arts London, Koç University, and Mimar Sinai Fine Arts University.
A5 prints on the theme of technology and illustration collected into a pack with belly band.
Machines, appliances, gizmos, and contraptions have always been a part of illustration, enabling illustrators to transform their thoughts into real-life forms. The machine’s abilities, aesthetics, and impacts on humanity have always been a source of inspiration and concern. With the discussion raging around artificial intelligence as a game-changing technology, and when computers seem to inextricably serve as parts of creation and of our lives, perhaps it is time to take stock and consider the long-established but fluctuating relationship between illustration and the machine. Symposium website (2025)
Symposium Website: https://kuarc.ku.edu.tr/research-symposium/
