A Radical Form of Publishing and the (re)claiming of public space
by Matt Plezier and Gloria Glitzer

Stickers in the urban landscape engage with public spaces in a direct manner. Public space is integral to people's ability to express and claim the right to the city, "not merely a right of access to what already exists, but a right to change it after our heart's desire" (David Harvey, 2003). Stickers are ideal for this task, they are cheap to make, they stick to any surface and are * hard to clean. Many protest stickers are attempts to persuade, to bring attention to urgent themes, or are a form of territorial space-claiming. Whatever the goal, stickers participate in public debates transforming the public space into a bulletin board. — Matt Plezier

All street stickers were photographed on walks to the center in The Hague, March 2024 by Matt Plezier. Sticker sheet (centerfold) by Gloria Glitzer.

Second edition, published on the occasion of the presentation of Vernacular Archives #1 exhibition by the Herbarium Riso (Berlin) & the Radical Sticker Publishing Workshop, both at PrintRoom (Rotterdam) in May 2025.

Co-published by PrintRoom, Matt Plezier and we make it

14.8x21cm · 2 color Risography on pink recycling paper · center fold is a label sheet with 14 stickers · loop stapled · edition of 300 copies · Creative Commons BY–NC 4.0 · 2025