In the beginning it was humid. by Bastien Aubry, Dimitri Broquard  48 Pages19.5 x 25.5 cmColor OffsetFirst Edition2011  Every year, CNEAI(center of edition and of printed art) organises Salon Light at the Point Ephémère in Paris; a salon dedicated to micro-edition and artists’ publications, and with an international reputation, it has gathered more than 600 publishers in a period of 8 years. Its number of visitors/buyers is constantly increasing, having reached more than 6000 last year. Cneai, through Salon Light, supports and promotes the dissemination of experimental publishers whose work covers the field of art and its frontiers: social sciences, graphic design, sound, poetry… Holding free entry for publishers and members of the audience alike, it is accessible to all, and offers a public visibility to a domain that is still sometimes badly known. Forward-thinking, prosperous  and audacious, the editorial approach of the participants in Salon Light reflects a desire to entirely rethink the printed object and its production. Limited editions and a real desire to make visible emergent and established artists: the establishment of a new definition of publishing lies at the core of the concerns of Salon Light #8. Cneai , aware of the monotony that characterises the set  «table+chair+publisher», innovates and proposes a new model of presentation of publications, that aims to transform the salon into an exhibition space dedicated to editorial practices. Each editor is invited to put together a display of their most recent editions. 

In the beginning it was humid. by Bastien Aubry, Dimitri Broquard 

48 Pages
19.5 x 25.5 cm
Color Offset
First Edition
2011 

Every year, CNEAI(center of edition and of printed art) organises Salon Light at the Point Ephémère in Paris; a salon dedicated to micro-edition and artists’ publications, and with an international reputation, it has gathered more than 600 publishers in a period of 8 years. Its number of visitors/buyers is constantly increasing, having reached more than 6000 last year. Cneai, through Salon Light, supports and promotes the dissemination of experimental publishers whose work covers the field of art and its frontiers: social sciences, graphic design, sound, poetry… Holding free entry for publishers and members of the audience alike, it is accessible to all, and offers a public visibility to a domain that is still sometimes badly known.


Forward-thinking, prosperous  and audacious, the editorial approach of the participants in Salon Light reflects a desire to entirely rethink the printed object and its production. Limited editions and a real desire to make visible emergent and established artists: the establishment of a new definition of publishing lies at the core of the concerns of Salon Light #8.

 Cneai , aware of the monotony that characterises the set  «table+chair+publisher», innovates and proposes a new model of presentation of publications, that aims to transform the salon into an exhibition space dedicated to editorial practices. Each editor is invited to put together a display of their most recent editions.