Joël Hubaut / Michel Sohier — Epidemik-Box, Galerie Galea, Caen, c. 1979

Original exhibition invitation card for a joint presentation by Joël Hubaut and Michel Sohier at Galerie Galea, Caen
Venue: Galerie Galea, 19 rue des Croisiers, 14000 Caen
Exhibition: 14 November – 4 December; vernissage Monday 14 November
Format: recto-printed invitation card in dark brown ink on orange-brown card stock
Condition: very good vintage condition; light general handling wear; small surface abrasion to verso; otherwise clean and well preserved

A printed support in which the exhibition appears in reduced form: two names, one venue, a set of dates, and the phrase Epidemik-Box. The card operates somewhere between notice, label, and distribution point. Typography is boxed, information is staged without excess, and the object remains close to an administrative surface.

Its interest lies in this economy. Hubaut and Sohier are not interpreted here so much as placed into circulation. The orange-brown stock and dark brown ink keep the card near the graphic language of filing, storage, and controlled release. What remains is a minor exhibition document in which publicity is almost withdrawn, leaving a more procedural form behind.

Caen, c. 1979. Printed matter as relay, residue, and placement.