Dürst Britt & Mayhew is proud to present a duo exhibition by Alex Farrar and Lennart Lahuis. The Frontspace exhibition brings together two series of recent works, where everyday objects and materials are transformed using highly unconventional printmaking techniques. Instead of making standard copies, both artists push their materials to the absolute limit to capture the poetic, invisible traces of time, memory, and information.

Alex Farrar: Moving Boxes

For years, the stressful search for secure housing dominated Alex Farrar’s life. When he finally moved into a permanent home in 2023, the immense relief inspired him to bring this personal history into his practice.

During a residency at Grafisch Atelier Hilversum, Farrar developed a way to “retire” the cardboard moving boxes he had saved and reused for over a decade. He inked, folded, and ran the actual boxes through a printing press to create unique monotype prints. He repeated this intense process until the boxes were completely worn…