Softcover, 300 pages, 8.2 x 5.1 inches.
From the author:
"One afternoon, I was watching an interview with the Danish film director, Lars von Trier. He mentioned an anecdote about how he had once hidden under a table in order to avoid meeting David Lynch. Because it had English subtitles, I took screenshots and sent them to my partner, thinking she would enjoy it. When I flipped through the images, I recognized that the scene converted into stills made the story funnier. Not only that, because of the captions, I could literally see sound. For most people, that means nothing, but for a photographer, that was a revelation.
“'Self-Portrait' is a collection of stories, asking how much our past mistakes define who we are, especially in the eyes of others. Once opened, the book becomes a video that must be consumed outside of its normal context. However, what look like screenshots are actually photographs taken on-site with a still camera; and the anecdotes presented are not remotely related to what was being said at the time of documentation. The multiple contradictions, layered upon one another, escalate the drama and comedy with the turning of each page."
Edition of 500.
James Jean - Eternal Spiral (Coral)
Nikki McClure - "What Will These Hands Make?" Children's Book
40 pages, full-color, hardcover book. Measures 8 x 11 inches.
This is Nikki's most ambitious and detailed book to date.
This lyrical picture book follows a family through one day in an amazing small town — and muses on the possibilities that just one day can hold — from enjoying treats at the bakery, to admiring handmade goods from local artisan shops, to observing the new construction in town.
Illuminating themes of community, creativity, and collaboration, What Will These Hands Make? dares the reader to dream up everything they can be and all the ways they can leave their little corner of the world better than they found it.
Multimatter (2024) - Defective Pudding - “Defectivepudding’s Sketchbook” Zine
Paperback, 6 x 6 inches, 30 pages front and back.
This piece is a part of the group exhibition Multimatter: Prints, Sculpture and Things at GR2 Gallery running from April 6 to April 23rd, 2024.
Prints will ship out within regular fulfillment times.
EYE: YONEYAMA MAI
Softcover, 272 pages, 11.6 x 8.3 inches.
Amazing work from the illustrator & animator Yoneyama Mai in one beautiful book!
From working on visual development for the anime film Promare, to production of the end credits for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners and more, Yoneyama Mai is active in the world of anime and illustration. This edition features a complete archive of the illustrations that make you feel the flow of emotions and movement that Yoneyama Mai is known for.
This is the first collection of original works by Yoneyama Mai, who has more than one million followers on Twitter and is getting attention from both animators and creators! Enjoy the vivid colors and delicate details in Yoneyama’s work.
An Extraordinary Ordinary Day - The Art of 526
Softcover, 140 pages, 8.3 x 5.8 inches.
Delight in the casual, yet heartwarming, slices of everyday life in 526’s illustrations.
The much-anticipated commercial debut collection of 526 on the theme of “daily life,” showcasing moments from the lives of people today captured in single illustrations.
526 is a new creator whose ability to evoke empathy has been getting a lot of attention: in 2021, their illustrations posted on social media received more than 840,000 likes. Featuring students, parents, pop idols, office workers and other people of various ages and occupations as the main characters, the meaning and emotion expressed in the illustrations and titles are sure to enhance reader’s enjoyment of 526’s work even more.
This book is sure to play an active role in expanding awareness of people’s everyday lives against the backdrop of ordinary scenes in Japan today.
Take a look at each of these lovely slices of daily life captured by 526.