Krok (Крок) is the fourth album by the Belarusian band SOYUZ (СОЮЗ), released by Mr Bongo. The title means “step” in Belarusian and reflects the band’s recent transitions, including the relocation to Warsaw following political unrest in Belarus and the war in Ukraine. For the first time, composer and arranger Alex Chumak wrote the lyrics in his native Belarusian.

Recorded between Brazil and Europe, the album blends Eastern European roots with jazz, folk, and global influences. The artwork and related materials were designed by Alex Chumak himself using KTF Concrete and KTF Prima.

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Descent into the Marsh is a visual document of protest that highlights the universal human quest for freedom and dignity. The book functions as an open archive, regularly updated with new media articles and reflections on ongoing struggles, providing a lasting record of unfinished events that remain unblocked and uncensored online.

This book serves as an archive of a pivotal moment in Belarusian history, documenting the 2020-2021 protests while drawing parallels with the 2019-2020 Hong Kong movement.

Published in late 2024, just before Belarus’s 2025 elections, it highlights ongoing repression, with thousands of political prisoners and around a million people forced to flee. The author connects the protests in Belarus and Hong Kong as examples of modern resistance shaped by digital control and China's geopolitical influence.

The book also examines the exchange of repressive practices between the regimes in China and Belarus, focusing on the role of surveillance technologies. The combination of modern surveillance with traditional methods of intimidation points to the evolving challenges facing protest movements.

The project was written by Lesia Pcholka, edited by Black Seeds in Hong Kong, and curated by Katarzyna Zielinska of zusa gGmbH. The design was created by Karolina Pietrzyk and Tobias Wenig, with typefaces KTF Concrete and KTF Prima used throughout.

A new identity for Maison Saint-Gervais, a theater in Geneva, Switzerland. Art direction and design Dual Room (Emmanuel Crivelli), starring KTF Concrete Bold (available on request) and Selecta by Maxitype.

Detail from the style guide, with the key-related elements derived from the Geneva flag