To Chaffle / Chaflieren

This self-edited booklet of 300 copies, designed by Iván Argote and published by UNTERDRUCK, provides a poetic explanation of the neologism invented by the artist: "to chaffle" in English, "chaflieren" in German through texts, slogans, and drawings linked to the artist’s work.

This booklet was created for the exhibition "Chaflierplatz" at the Dortmunder Kunstverein in November 2021 in Dortmund (Germany), curated by Rebekka Seubert. The exhibition spinned around the fictional verb "chaflear". It lends its name to Plaza del Chafleo (2018), Argote’s film about a fictional square that enables people to determine the meaning of this word through their actions. To chaffle can mean to sunbathe, kiss or protest, rave, stroll around, dig or balance: the verb interrogates our symbolic and physical use of public space and the possibilities it offers for encounter and collective action.

Size: 19 x 11,5 cm