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2026 / Photobook / Vol. 1

MEANS TO
AN END

MEANS TO AN END, book cover

About the
Publication

Oliver Bleckmann and Yannick Harter

"MEANS TO AN END" is a collaborative publication by Yannick Harter, Oliver Bleckmann, designer Ossian Osborne, and writer Lara Hampe. Drawing on freely accessible footage from YouTube and Instagram - factories, machine tutorials, digital subcultures - the project recontextualizes found material to examine the tension between human action, automation, and digital representation.

The book merges print tradition with digital aesthetics, combining graphic design, theory, and poetic writing. It functions as both an autonomous artwork and a mediation tool, presented at exhibitions, art book fairs, and competitions.

Oliver Bleckmann and Yannick Harter / Text / Editorial: Lara Hampe / Design: Ossian Osborne

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Editorial &
Publication

"What do two-meter-thick rollers sound like as they straighten steel at breakneck speed? What does it sound like when a rock is split by a hydraulic hammer? And what can be seen when a hundred pieces of wood are lifted upward with a single gripper arm?

Oliver Bleckmann and Yannick Harter's photobook gathers stills from the world of manufacturing - screenshots from videos uploaded by companies for promotional purposes. Glimpses into factories, workshop floors, and testing grounds. Into steel furnaces scattered across the globe, into production lines and laboratories.

A map of production roads. The offshoots of a DIN number. DIN 8580: the standard that organizes manufacturing processes into six subgroups: primary shaping and metal forming. Separating, joining, and coating. Changing material properties."

Excerpt from the editorial by Lara Hampe.

Authors
Oliver Bleckmann, Yannick Harter
Title
MEANS TO AN END, Vol. 1
Number of pages
382
Format
200 x 270 mm
Type area
185 x 260 mm
Typeface
UN-11 from Source Type in 18 and 80 pt
Print process
Digital
Print
Buch- & Kunstdruckerei Keßler GmbH, Weimar; with XEROX C 60
Binding
Buchbinderei Steinhagen, Weimar
Paper
IGEPA TRND Weiß, 80 g/m², Vol. 2 cm³/g
Cover material
Content paper covered with hinge fabric
Book weight
866 g
Text / Editorial
Lara Hampe
Design
Ossian Osborne, ossianosborne.com
Copyright
2026 Oliver Bleckmann and Yannick Harter
Edition / Auflage
[not specified in the supplied imprint]