Designer Gabriella Marcella has curated a new exhibition at Glasgow’s Glue Factory Galleries celebrating the global community of risograph printing. The show highlights work from her 'Riso Club' initiative, a non-profit program that distributes monthly sets of artist-designed postcards from cities ranging from Kyiv to Damascus. Originally developed in Japan in the 1980s as an affordable office tool, the risograph has been reclaimed by independent creatives for its unique soy-ink aesthetic and tactile, screenprint-like quality.
This exhibition underscores the risograph’s enduring relevance as a medium for activism, community building, and cross-cultural exchange in a digital age. By focusing on physical postcards, the project bypasses social media fatigue to offer intimate glimpses into international art scenes, including those in conflict zones like Ukraine. The event marks a significant moment for the niche but influential 'riso' movement, transitioning the medium from underground zine culture into a formal gallery setting.