I found much of the imagery in the book significantly interesting in terms of is graphic aesthetic. Distinctively russian 60s style PROPAGANDA imagery featured strongly.
The block colouring is reminiscent of stenciled RISOGRAPH, a method of image print we will have access to through Notewell Press.
We felt intrigued by the consumerism and celebrity status the space dogs gained. They became 'pioneers for human kind', 'martyrs and saints of communism' and symbols of Russia's superiority in the space race.
We considered responding to the video imagery of the 'canine cosmonauts' and had ideas to perform a new feature film or animation using a member of the group's dog. 'Theo the Space Dog' as a present day/future cosmonaut! We felt the quirk of an animal feature made the potentially complex and mind-boggling subject of space transportation a little more digestible and interesting to us and our potential public audience at the final event.
As a group, we all felt a real connection to the Propaganda style visuals and bold aesthetic of the imagery within the book. It had a graphic urgency about it and the emblematic look was something we felt attracted to try and re-create ourselves!
All page scans taken from: Turkina, O., Murray, D. and Cannon, I. (2014) Soviet Space Dogs. United Kingdom: FUEL Publishing.
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