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Let´s build a Volkswagen T4 graphic workshop on wheels!

Hello! A traveler who has a long-standing interest in spreading awareness about upcycling clothes using the linocut technique is asking for your help. Thanks to Hithit, let's build a graphic upcycling workshop on wheels and maybe I'll ride it to you!

Author: Igor Hanečák

  • A3 linocut graphic

  • Clothes for local brand Primat

  • 1138 graphics of Rana Plaza tragedy

  • This could be your postcard

  • Workshops going on

  • Collecting food and clothes for homeless

  • Video upcycling workshop

  • Linocut graphic A4

  • Bakchus risoprint

  • Linocut graphic A4

  • Clothing upcycled with patch

  • yepy yaa yooo, this could be your patch

EUR 1,848
pledged of EUR 1,500

123%

123% completed

56 contributors pledged

Art, Education

Poprad, Prešovský kraj, Slovensko

All or nothing. Project finished on Dec 9, 2023 at 10:39.

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You know that feeling

From the first trip I took abroad I knew that exploring new places would always be among the top activities for me, but you know that for sure, so I won't stretch it, In short, I have been thinking for years about how to combine traveling and creating in a way that I would not be reliant on taking vacations after working for long periods of time, but would allow me to work "on the road" .

I've tried the possibilities of working behind a laptop, but seeing so many hours a day a monitor burns my brain out. At the same time, I knew I couldn't enjoy a vacation like someone else, which is just lying on the beach and doing nothing. A little late, but still, I figured it was time to "push through" what fulfills me at home and move it out into the world. 

It all starts with “I give a f*ck” on my t-shirt

I first developed a love for the linocut technique in high school, and I still have the graphics I created. In college, focused on art education, I began to feel the need to express myself through prints on clothing, and it turns out I'm not the only one. It started with a sign that said "I give a f*ck" (in slovak) and not to contradict myself, it got me interested in sustainable fashion, activism, and a whole lot more. Over the years this has developed into linocut printmaking on second hand textiles and lots of creative workshops for all ages.

Okay, what is this linocut print in my rendition?

That I take an old PVC floor, carve a graphic into it with chisels, print it on a piece of fabric and have this fabric sewn onto second hand clothes that have some tacky print on them and so on. This way we create one sustainable and original piece out of three pieces of "waste".

Well, I'm taking this form of upcycling further through workshops where you can try out this graphic technique and create your own motif on your own piece of clothing. A beautiful demonstration of the effectiveness of workshops for me is that when people uncover a self-created graphic, they usually jump for joy, dance and enjoy what their hands have created. 

I have brought these workshops to schools in cities and Roma settlements, to festivals and corporate events, to Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Portugal and even to the Canary Islands. And I want to take them further. :)

So what is the goal? 

After years of dreaming, I bought a Volkswagen T4 Transporter. However, as it happens, all the savings that were left went into subsidiary repairs related to timing, brakes, seals and so on (You know the drill).

The aim of this campaign is to raise funds to convert the interior into a mobile printmaking workshop containing all the tools and equipment needed for linocut printing and upcycling of clothing. So press, paints, folding furniture, papers, other interior finishing, things to sit on.... May I bring this method of enlightenment to wherever the four wheels of my dream T4ka take me.

 ... And the icing on the cake?

If the campaign goes more than well, who knows, maybe the van will even become a mobile tattoo studio that can stop in your town. :)

Who am I?

My name is Igor Hanečák and my favourite activity is to make a "whip out of shit". I often work with waste, from which I create my own products or ideas for workshops for children and adults. In addition, in recent years I have created things where they were seemingly missing (like workshops in Roma settlements, a gallery in an abandoned railway underpass, a creative centre in Poprad, a mobile waste recycler and much more).

I finished my MA degree in Art Education so that I could do these workshops professionally. Apart from these contraptions, however, my primary focus is on tattooing and linocut printmaking. T-shirt prints are a form of expression for me, and it gives me immense joy that the people who purchase them see it that way.

Why all this?

Creating this kind of campaign has been in the back of my mind for a few years now, but I wasn't so sure about any of the ideas until now. Honestly, I can think of better things where you can send your money today, but I've set up the rewards so that it's more of a feel-good purchase for you and for me, first of all, feedback on whether such an activity and such an idea makes sense for others than me. 

Thank you!

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  • sold 16
    For a "good word"

    You don't want anything, you just like the idea? You can contribute "just like that" and I will thank you warmly, at least by message or otherwise. :)

    If you would feel generous, you can increase the amount. :

    Reward delivery: in a week after the Hithit project end

    EUR 5

  • sold 10
    Linocut patch of your choice

    A hand-printed fabric patch that you can sew onto any piece of clothing to create your new favourite piece. You can choose on my website or on the website sekacjelaska.sk, which I will be adding in advance. 

    The payment will come directly to your address and the amount of shipping is included.

    Reward delivery: on address, in a month after the Hithit project end

    EUR 12

  • sold 0
    Benefit graphic A5

    After reaching 100%, I add a benefit graphic that says "Helping Others Helps Yourself". 
    The entire amount, excluding materials and postage, goes to the organization according to the category you choose. 

    So put in the note if it will go to:
    - Humanitarian aid for the Gaza area
    - humanitarian aid for Ukraine
    - Journey Out and Omama dedicated to Roma youth

    There will be more graphics like this to come, so don't argue why there are only these three categories and choose one of them :)

    Reward delivery: on address, in a month after the Hithit project end

    EUR 13

  • sold 6
    A4 linocut graphics of your choice

    Hand printed graphics on quality paper of your choice. You can choose by adding #hanetlakink on instagram, which I will be updating. Please include a link or the name of your chosen graphic in the note. 

    The graphic will arrive to you securely by parcel post or mail and the amount of postage is included in the price.

    Reward delivery: Zásilkovna, in a month after the Hithit project end

    EUR 15

  • sold 8
    A3 linocut graphics of your choice

    Hand printed graphics on quality paper of your choice. You can choose by adding #hanetlakink to instagram, which I will be updating. Please include a link or the name of your chosen graphic in the note. 

    The graphic will arrive to you securely by parcel post or mail and the amount of postage is included in the price.

    Reward delivery: Zásilkovna, in a month after the Hithit project end

    EUR 20

  • sold 7
    Gift voucher for prints and clothing of your choice

    Can't choose? You can also choose a gift voucher that you can use for newly created pieces on the upcoming e-shop. 

    The voucher can be used until the end of 2024 and will arrive in the mail or as a small graphic by post to your address. The amount of the mailing is included in the price.

    Reward delivery: on address, in a year after the Hithit project end

    EUR 25

  • sold 0
    T-shirt with graphics of your choice

    Certified t-shirt made of undyed organic cotton with graphics of your choice. Alternatively, if you want to combine it somehow, write in the note, we will make an agreement. And graphics, as usual, are easiest to find through #hanetlakink

    And please note the size as well. I plan to order only the men's cut, but if there is interest in another, write :)

    Post included in the price.

    Reward delivery: on address, in a month after the Hithit project end

    EUR 27

  • remaining 38 from 40
    Risographics "Bacchus"

    Limit printed by risograph. The base for this graphic was created with three matrices of linocut. Each of the matrices represents one of the colours needed for printing with this technique and each colour represents one emoticon. I chose the likeness of Bacchus because "Those who worshipped him indulged in wild excesses in which they threw off their inhibitions and their usual identity. They danced with an almost superhuman enthusiasm and a sense of possession, like devotees or even temporarily incarnated gods." And that fits the obsession with likes and social media perfectly. 

    The graphic is A3 size and will arrive to you on a cardboard backing in a celluloid sleeve. Postage is included in the price and you can see it in the project gallery.

    Reward delivery: Zásilkovna, in a month after the Hithit project end

    EUR 33

  • sold 2
    Voucher for a tattoo

    Voucher for a tattoo from a selection of my flashes and creations (you can find it on Instagram @igorhanecak)

    I will tattoo you in the ArtSpace tattoo studio in Prague. possibly elsewhere, but I do not guarantee a tattoo in the van, but if I am in the area, we will go to the hospital!!

    This amount is the usual minimum, so something of average size (10-15cm)

    Reward delivery: in a year after the Hithit project end

    EUR 75

  • remaining 8 from 10
    Portrait of your choice

    Part of my linocut prints was also the Knowthem? project, in which I commemorated some personalities of Czech-Slovak culture. As part of this reward, I will create a portrait of the person you choose and the price includes 5 patches with the final design. 

    Some of the graphics can be found in the project gallery, your piece will arrive to your address after consultation with postage included in the price. 

    In the note write who it will be about.

    Reward delivery: on address, in half a year after the Hithit project end

    EUR 100

  • sold 1
    Subscription to travel graphics

    Every month for a year you will receive linocut postcards chronicling my travels. In A6 format, you'll be delighted to have a visual reminder of what you've supported in your mailbox 12 times a year, with no postage to pay afterwards, of course.

    Reward delivery: on address, in a year after the Hithit project end

    EUR 125

  • remaining 3 from 3
    Excursion workshop for 4 persons

    We agree on a topic, arrange a location, get in the van and go on a day trip with a converted van, in which the workshop will then take place. The theme will be our trip together and the material relic will be an upcycled piece of clothing. 

    The first 100 km is also included, the next 100 km will be arranged according to the chosen location and date.

    Reward delivery: in a year after the Hithit project end

    EUR 222

  • remaining 4 from 5
    Graphics made to measure

    I will create custom graphics for your brand, club or band. The price includes cutting out your logo and creating a visual in A3 format with consultation. Also the first 15 prints on the chosen material. 

    Please describe in the notes who the final graphic will be for.

    Reward delivery: in a year after the Hithit project end

    EUR 250

  • remaining 2 from 3
    Workshop for 15 people

    Linocut workshop from engraving to printing on fabric, explanation of technique and tips and tricks for future work. This workshop is suitable for both schools and corporate events. Materials - print cloth, chisels and linoleum - are included in the price. Travel within 100km is also included. However, we will find out the exact distance according to the location and the agreed date.

    If you have an estimated date or at least a location, please mention it in a note.

    Reward delivery: on address, in a year after the Hithit project end

    EUR 300

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