Cuando escribo obras, mis manos piensan libros
Naranja Publicaciones
Exhibition | 2023




Cuando escribo obras, mis manos piensan libros
(When I write works, my hands think books) is the first exhibition dedicated to the editorial production of Naranja Publicaciones: a publishing house, bookstore, and collection specializing in artist publications, founded by Sebastián Arancibia and Sebastián Barrante.

The work carried out by Naranja Publicaciones explores, through editorial production, the possibilities of artist publications from an expansive perspective that blurs boundaries and fosters encounters with other disciplines and media. In this way, the exhibition narrates the nonlinear story of 9 years of intense experimentation and reflection through the voices of its editors and collaborating artists, weaving an intimate and affective network that permeates the exhibited works and the artistic practice as a whole.

The exhibition divides the editorial work of Naranja Publicaciones into two areas: the first, which encompasses the act of self-publishing among editors, as seen in the work of Sebastián Arancibia and Sebastián Barrante as artists and a collective; and a second space that addresses the act of editing/publishing with others, through editorial works created in collaboration with other artists within the framework of collaborative projects.