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The second photobook by Tokio Matsubara consists of photographs taken between 2016 and 2021, when Matsubara was 76 to 81 years old. As part of his daily routine, he goes to Katanami Beach in the early morning, feeds wild birds, and takes photographs. The texture of the sand created by the seawater and wind is a perfect canvas for Matsubara, who has a rich knowledge of painting. He may have found the matière, the shading of colors, and other forms of painting. Delicate photographic expressions were reproduced with ultra-high resolution printing.

Michioto Publishing is an independent publisher based in Kii Peninsula, Japan. We carefully edit and design each publication with consideration of words, images and the form of books. A Canvas of Sand by Tokio Matsubara has been published in 2021.

limited edition of 300 copies
published in September, 2021
price: 96 USD
Japanese + English
197 x 279mm, 64 pagesincl. 57 photographs
ISBN 978-4-9909354-4-3

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“This is the first collection of works by Kyoko Vendome, a woodblock print artist based in a mountainside of Kumano. The works she carves out are filled with an excessively dense and bewitching atmosphere of mother nature. Its yokiness is an eroticism that unites with primordial nature, evoking the courageous power of destruction and rebirth that all living things have possessed. Her works may represent the gods that primitive people witnessed in ancient Kumano. The generous, humorous, undignified gods appear in their merry dance... “You there, do you want a big fortune?””

March, 2023
210 x 284mm, 72 pages
incl. 52 images
ISBN 978-4-9909354-6-7

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Since 1991, the magazine EIKON has dealt with Austrian and International artists in the field of photography and media art. Quarterly, with an average of 100 pages, the international magazine offers well-founded articles in German and English alongside extended picture spreads.

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Since its beginning on February 24, 2022, the Russian attack on Ukraine has - rightly, of course - first and foremost focused the eyes of the world public on the victims of the war, i.e. on the countless Ukrainians who were confronted with a suddenly completely changed living situation and were forced to flee or to hold out under the most adverse circumstances. Some countries in solidarity with Ukraine, which were able to provide the funds, have made special efforts to establish support for artists, including Austria with the project "Office Ukraine - Shelter for Ukrainian Artists", which sees itself as a contact point for artists from the attacked country and provides a platform for their art.

On the other hand, regime-critical artists from Russia and Belarus, the "perpetr:ing countries" that fuel this war, have a doubly difficult time: despite their open protest against the authoritarian systems of their states, they are unwelcome in the West in view of their origins. In their home countries, on the other hand, they can feel less safe than ever because of their political views. Basically, their situation is comparable to that of stateless persons - with the difference that at least no one is interested in them, a state of insignificance that many Russians and Belarusians would like to see.

Thanks to the commitment of Simon Mraz, long-time observer of the Russian cultural space and author of this year's focus "Visual Protest in Times of War", in times of rather uniform reporting, the publications of Lesia Pcholka and Alyona Malkowskaya now also give journalistic space to the internal view.

Nela Eggenberger for EIKON, September 2023

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The Dripping Down Hoop Earring is part of a collection of earrings that are made from vintage beads and a tube bead made of recycled glass by Basel based BRAR. Stones can vary.

Material: 14k gold plated brass, nickel-free and hypoallergenic
Length: 4.5-5.5cm

Brar is an eco-conscious jewelry brand with admiration for nature's intricacy and beauty.
it is based in between accessories, jewelry and objects, which are committed to sustainable manufacturing and conscious consumption, producing unique pieces and small-scale editions. 

Visit our BRAR Collection HERE.
Visit our interview with the founder and artist HERE. (Coming Soon)