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Flowers and plants are thorough denominators for Mansur Gavriel, founded in New York City in 2012, working as visual symbols for brand communication and ideology. These visuals have become synonymous within its advertising, stores and social media. The flower market, photographed by brand collaborators Tanya and Zhenya Posternak (b. 1988, Ukrainian) of which the book is named after, is the special place where founders Rachel Mansur and Floriana Gavriel went and planted a seed for what they have now grown together.
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First edition of 1,000 copies, with fold-out poster.
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Published in 2017 by Libraryman
First edition of 500 copies
ISBN 978–91–88113–12–2
24 cm x 30 cm. 52 pages. 33 color plates. 2 fold-outs. Offset printed clothbound hardcover. Linen thread bound. Beige headband. Authentic tip-in image on front cover with typography on spine and back cover in black foil. Fold-out poster 29 cm x 42,5 cm.
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Aliki Christoforou – Anamnesis
Books & Magazines, Goods, LibraryOn December 29th, 2017 Aliki Christoforou (b. 1992, Greek/Belgian) was the victim of a severe traffic accident that immobilised her in hospital for a prolonged time. Anamnesis was born from a series of black and white photos taken during this extensive hospitalisation: “When I developed the rolls of film, I had to my surprise no recollection of many of the moments that appeared in the images. They were greatly distant and obscure to me; completely eclipsed from my memory. This finding was terrifying. What was the origin of these blackouts? My head trauma or the medication? The interminable days spent in the hospital?. [spb_text_block title="" animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"][/spb_text_block] [spb_toggle title="+ Read more" open="false" width="1/1" el_position="first last"]
Much is said about the indicial value of photography, of the famous ‘ça-a-été’ of Barthes. What was revealed to me through these photographs had indeed taken place, yet it did not correspond with my perception of reality. In order to unveil in these images the recondite memories of that uncertain period, as they existed to me in a veiled, opaque and mysterious cloud, the prints have been manipulated in the darkroom to reflect both the failures of my memory and the strange paradox I find myself in now: a strong feeling to neglect the incident and, at the same time, the need to remember. Aristotle used two terms to speak of memory. On one hand there was the ‘mneme’ [μνήμη] for passive memory, that is the simple conservation of a perceived instant of one’s life, and on the other hand there was the ‘anamnesis’ [ἀνάμνησις] for active or reminiscent memory, that is the search for memories extracted from one’s previous lives. Hence, mneme is linked to the mind while anamnesis derives from the soul. Anamnesis interrogates memory from oblivion.” [/spb_toggle] [spb_toggle title="+ Publication details" open="false" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] First edition of 500 copies. Aliki Christoforou is the recipient of the 2021 Libraryman Award Published in 2021 by Libraryman ISBN 978–91–88113–52–8 20 x 26 cm. 72 pages. 46 color plates. Color offset printed paperbound hardcover. Blind embossed typography on front cover, spine and back cover. Linen thread bound. Black headband. [/spb_toggle]
Charlotte Lapalus – Marlène
Books & Magazines, Goods, Library"I like to hear you tell me that the world is music whose notes we share. Those who resonate with grace and delight. The ones that pierce with rage and fright. And finally, those who utter the cry of abandonment and pain. There are also memories and promises. I like to hear you talk about the quintessence of love. So I follow you, here and there. Our walk begins through the seasons. Our senses no longer betray us and we no longer lie." Charlotte Lapalus (b. 1987, French) [spb_text_block title="" animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"][/spb_text_block] [spb_toggle title="+ Read more" open="false" width="1/1" el_position="first last"]
SFirst edition of 700 copies. Special edition of 25 copies, numbered, in offset printed paperboard slipcase, with signed original print. [/spb_toggle] [spb_toggle title="+ Publication details" open="false" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] Published in 2021 by Libraryman First edition: ISBN 978–91–88113–50–4 23 x 29 cm. 72 pages + printed endpapers. 76 color plates. Offset printed clothbound hardcover. Linen thread bound. Red headband. Authentic tip-in images on front cover with typography in black foil. Typography on spine and back cover in white foil. [/spb_toggle]
Katrien De Blauwer – I Close My Eyes, Then I Drift Away
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Katrien De Blauwer – I Close My Eyes, Then I Drift Away
Books & MagazinesThe idea for I Close My Eyes, Then I Drift Away by Katrien De Blauwer (b. 1969, Belgian) was founded as a commission for De Blauwer to anatomise archival works of François Halard (b. 1961, French) into a new and rare narrative. With a seductive and dreamlike state, bordering femininity and masculinity, she lets the observer immerse by the means of power structures and illusions, with nuances and parables to the contrasting career of Halard’s, yet with the most imaginable awe. [spb_text_block title="" animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"][/spb_text_block] [spb_toggle title="+ Read more" open="false" width="1/1" el_position="first last"]
All photographs appearing in this book were taken by François Halard and accumulated on July 3rd, 2019 by Katrien De Blauwer in Arles, France. All artworks were made in Antwerp, Belgium by Katrien De Blauwer. The concept for this book was conceived by editor and designer Tony Cederteg, who also wrote the preface for the book. First edition of 1,000 copies. Special edition of 50 copies, numbered, in paperboard slipcase, screen printed in white, with original print; signed and hand-painted by Katrien De Blauwer and François Halard. Choice of 5 prints — 10 copies of each print. [/spb_toggle] [spb_toggle title="+ Publication details" open="false" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] Published in 2019 by Libraryman ISBN 978–91–88113–34–4 21,5 cm x 27,5 cm. 48 pages. 30 color plates. Offset printed hardcover. Linen thread bound. Blind embossing on front cover and spine. Dustcover with typography on front cover and spine in white foil. Beige headband. [/spb_toggle]
Bela Borsodi – Unicorn
Books & MagazinesUnicorn by Bela Borsodi (b. 1966, Austrian) is comprised of a series of seemingly abstract still life photographs, which upon further inspection reveal themselves to be tautly illustrative photographic rebus puzzles — allusive devices that use pictures to represent words or parts of words. When viewed without context, the photographs contain a seemingly random conflation of imagery and items, but slowly and through observation, patterns emerge through clues laid throughout the frame. Objects appear precisely placed, and letters indicate verbal additions or subtractions. You start to break down the images into sectors, forcing yourself to look at the photographs in a manner unlike your regular ways of seeing. You excoriate the frame, searching for clues. By the time you’ve solved the puzzle, you’ve also luxuriated into a new photographic realm. [spb_text_block title="" animation="none" animation_delay="0" simplified_controls="yes" custom_css_percentage="no" padding_vertical="0" padding_horizontal="0" margin_vertical="0" border_size="0" border_styling_global="default" width="1/1" el_position="first last"][/spb_text_block] [spb_toggle title="+ Read more" open="false" width="1/1" el_position="first last"]
Importantly noted, Borsodi’s images are composed entirely in camera. While from afar they might seem to be abstract collages combining unconnected images and overlaid typography, Borsodi’s control of composition is nothing if not entirely ordered. The seemingly flat typographic clues are in fact three dimensional hand crafted letters placed among the objects. Through these elements, the images do two things at once — they aesthetically compel as visual art must and also work as a thematic device. “They are ruthlessly governed by utmost restriction and inflexibility,” says Borsodi. “Creating a solvable functional puzzle AND a cohesive attractive meaningful photograph with a message was my initiative.” So as not to deny any of us the pleasure of solving Borsodi’s intriguing compositions, too much explanation of any image’s meaning here should be avoided. But it is important to state that each image’s word retains a strong connection to the artist himself, and in some ways can be viewed as a subliminal summary of the artist’s ethos and character. [/spb_toggle] [spb_toggle title="+ Publication details" open="false" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] Published in 2018 by Libraryman First edition of 700 copies. ISBN 978–91–88113–15–3 23,5 cm x 30 cm. 40 pages. 20 color plates. Offset printed clothbound hardcover. Linen thread bound. White headband. Authentic tip-in image on front cover with typography on spine and back cover in gold foil. [/spb_toggle]