{"title":"Marjolein van der Loo（マリョライン・ファン・デル・ロー）","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"katsura_hito","title":"\"KATSURA HITO\" by Marjolein van der Loo Hand-bound \/ with poster","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kikabooks.com\/products\/katsura_hito_nomal\"\u003e\u0026gt;\u0026gt; Normal binding\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAuthor: Marjolein van der Loo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e issue : \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eHand Saw Press, Tokyo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Number of pages: 112p\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Size: 180mm x 130mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Publication year: 2022\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eLanguage: Japanese\/English\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis limited edition book is individually hand-bound using the traditional Japanese four-eye binding method.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStarting from the katsura tree, the book uses narrative materials (recipes, exercises, images) to introduce the mapping of a rich ecosystem of relationships and experiences \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, a fictional and factual experience of the autumn season.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e The text questions binary oppositions between modernity and colony, between East and West, nature and culture, fact and fiction, higher and lower senses, human and non-human, etc. It asks the reader to develop environmental consciousness and imagine with the environment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKatsura is a tree that resides in the Japanese autumn imagery. Its autumn leaves and its captivating sweet fragrance change the perception of the landscape, reminding us of our connection to the seasons. Often featured in Japanese folk tales and old tales, this book leads to the \"Katsura Man\" (in Chinese \"Wugang\"), a monster, legendary figure and gardener, who prunes the katsura tree in Tsuki to create the lunar cycle, linking cosmology to ecosystems as a natural part of us as inhabitants of the Earth. This story is the inspiration and starting point for this project.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n This hand-bound book uses the traditional Japanese binding method Yotsume Toji and is a limited edition. \u003cbr\u003eThe publication introduces the Katsura tree as a point of departure to map a rich ecology of relations and experiences with materials (recipes, exercises, and images) that accompany stories—fictional and “factual”—of a multi-sensorial experience of the fall season.\u003cbr\u003e The writing questions modern\/colonial binaries like east and west, nature and culture, fact and fiction, higher and lower senses, and the human and non-human. It calls readers to exercise awareness of their environments and imagine along with them.  \u003cbr\u003eThe Katsura tree is an elemental spirit of the Japanese landscape in the fall season. As the transformation of the Katsura's colored leaves and their enchanting sweet scent changes the sensory experience of their environment, they remind us of our connection to the seasons. The tree's embeddedness in Japanese folklore and traditional storytelling leads us to a yokai supernatural spirit, legend, and gardener: Katsura-Otoko, or, in Chinese, Wu Gang. His efforts in pruning the Katsura tree on the moon to cause lunar cycles connects cosmology to ecology as a natural part of our earthly existence. The story's premise serves as an inspiration and starting point for this book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Book by Marjolein van der Loo\u003cbr\u003e Design by Yannick Nuss\u003cbr\u003e Published by Hand Saw Press, Tokyo","brand":"KIKAbooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42635123654832,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/7466\/1552\/products\/katsura3.jpg?v=1682493116"},{"product_id":"katsura_hito_nomal","title":"《 KATSURA HITO 》 Marjolein van der Loo \/ Normal binding ","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/glto7tx3i70l9ayp-51474661552.shopifypreview.com\/products\/katsura_hito\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/glto7tx3i70l9ayp-51474661552.shopifypreview.com\/products\/katsura_hito\"\u003e\u0026gt;\u0026gt; Handmade version\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Author: Marjolein van der Loo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e issue : \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eHand Saw Press, Tokyo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Number of pages: 112p\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Size: 180mm x 130mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Publication year: 2022\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Language: Japanese\/English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStarting from the katsura tree, the book uses narrative materials (recipes, exercises, images) to introduce the mapping of a rich ecosystem of relationships and experiences, a\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efictional and factual experience of the autumn season.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe text questions binary oppositions between modernity and colony, between East and West, nature and culture, fact and fiction, higher and lower senses, human and non-human, etc. It asks the reader to develop environmental consciousness and imagine with the environment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKatsura is a tree that resides in the Japanese autumn imagery. 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