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Paperback. Condición: New. Against the Tide is a contemplative photographic narrative by Wouter Vanhees, exploring the rhythm, resilience, and contradictions of contemporary Mumbai. Through a poetic balance of structure and emotion, Vanhees documents a city in constant motion - vibrant yet fragile, chaotic yet deeply human. His work reflects on how individuals find harmony amid the tension of modern life and urban transformation.This personal reflection forms the heart of the project - an intimate dialogue between sound, image, and emotion. Inspired by the music of Pacifist and the friendship of Sidharth, Apurv, Ashish, Utkarsh, and Varun, Vanhees constructs a visual story that feels both deeply personal and universally resonant.Against the Tide becomes more than a photographic journey; it is a meditation on balance, belonging, and the search for stillness within the noise of modern existence. …

Hardback. Condición: New. This small publication is part of Luc Deleu and T.O.P. office: Founder's Choice as a reader, exploring the visionary architectural and urban concepts of Luc Deleu and his long-standing practice T.O.P. office (Turn On Planning). For over five decades, Deleu has redefined the relationship between architecture, society, and the planet, operating at the intersection of art, urbanism, and environmental ethics. His radical, speculative proposals - ranging from floating cities to planetary-scale planning - provoke reflection on global responsibility and sustainable futures.Together with T.O.P. office, Luc Deleu spent over half a century building an architectural and artistic oeuvre across a variety of media. At the same time, he critically reflected on his own practice as well as on the role of architecture and urban planning in general. As both reader and writer, he searched for the words to clarify and substantiate his position, resulting in a unique body of texts. Luc Deleu: A Reader brings together his most important texts, lectures, and articles for the first time - from the Orbanist Manifesto (1980) to Darling Springs: A Call for Beauty (2024). The book opens with a conversation between Hans Ulrich Obrist, Nico Dockx, and Luc Deleu.A must-have for architects, theorists, and artists interested in the evolving dialogue between design, ethics, and ecology.…

Hardback. Condición: New. This small publication is part of Luc Deleu and T.O.P. office: Founder's Choice as a reader, exploring the visionary architectural and urban concepts of Luc Deleu and his long-standing practice T.O.P. office (Turn On Planning). For over five decades, Deleu has redefined the relationship between architecture, society, and the planet, operating at the intersection of art, urbanism, and environmental ethics. His radical, speculative proposals - ranging from floating cities to planetary-scale planning - provoke reflection on global responsibility and sustainable futures.Together with T.O.P. office, Luc Deleu spent over half a century building an architectural and artistic oeuvre across a variety of media. At the same time, he critically reflected on his own practice as well as on the role of architecture and urban planning in general. As both reader and writer, he searched for the words to clarify and substantiate his position, resulting in a unique body of texts. Luc Deleu: A Reader brings together his most important texts, lectures, and articles for the first time - from the Orbanist Manifesto (1980) to Darling Springs: A Call for Beauty (2024). The book opens with a conversation between Hans Ulrich Obrist, Nico Dockx, and Luc Deleu.A must-have for architects, theorists, and artists interested in the evolving dialogue between design, ethics, and ecology.…

Paperback. Condición: New. Against the Tide is a contemplative photographic narrative by Wouter Vanhees, exploring the rhythm, resilience, and contradictions of contemporary Mumbai. Through a poetic balance of structure and emotion, Vanhees documents a city in constant motion - vibrant yet fragile, chaotic yet deeply human. His work reflects on how individuals find harmony amid the tension of modern life and urban transformation.This personal reflection forms the heart of the project - an intimate dialogue between sound, image, and emotion. Inspired by the music of Pacifist and the friendship of Sidharth, Apurv, Ashish, Utkarsh, and Varun, Vanhees constructs a visual story that feels both deeply personal and universally resonant.Against the Tide becomes more than a photographic journey; it is a meditation on balance, belonging, and the search for stillness within the noise of modern existence. …

Paperback. Condición: New. Twice by Jacques Sonck brings together duo-toned portraits of people in twos and threes that Jacques Sonck photographed on the street over the course of thirty years. Jacques Sonck shoots classical analogue black-and-white portraits with an eye for the extraordinary. His oeuvre is a celebration of the diversity of humankind. Sonck is attracted by people who stand out from the crowd, either by an anomaly in their appearance or by their extrovert attitude and Twice demonstrates diversity and his anthropological taste within photography. His eccentric models are unique individuals who walk the border of 'normality'. Although his work is often compared with that of Diane Arbus, who photographed humans on the margins of society, Sonck is more interested in the physical appearance than in the social position of his subjects.In English and French.…

Paperback. Condición: New. This book was created on the occasion of Parrot Pavilion, Triennial Kortrijk 2024: After Paradise (29 June 2024 - 6 October 2024). In the summer of 2024, the author invited 220 of his friends artists to contribute to this publication by sending him their 'parrot-themed speech bubbles' through the mail. Dockx, Nico (ilustrador).…

Paperback. Condición: New. #WHATPATIENTSREADAFTERHEARTSURGERY by Luc Haenen is a compelling photographic study of the post-operative experience of heart surgery patients. Through a combination of documentary imagery and conceptual observation, Haenen captures the private and often overlooked moments of recovery, exploring how patients navigate time, solitude, and reflection in hospital and home settings. Central to the work is the exploration of what patients read during convalescence - books, magazines, digital content - revealing insights into their mental and emotional landscapes as they heal. The project balances intimacy with conceptual rigour, highlighting the intersection between medical environments and personal agency. Richly sequenced and illustrated, the book emphasises both the universality and individuality of recovery, offering viewers a nuanced understanding of human resilience. #WHATPATIENTSREADAFTERHEARTSURGERY is an essential contribution to empathetic storytelling, and will resonate with audiences interested in health, human experience, and visual culture.…

Paperback. Condición: New. This book was created on the occasion of Parrot Pavilion, Triennial Kortrijk 2024: After Paradise (29 June 2024 - 6 October 2024). In the summer of 2024, the author invited 220 of his friends artists to contribute to this publication by sending him their 'parrot-themed speech bubbles' through the mail.…

Paperback. Condición: New. #WHATPATIENTSREADAFTERHEARTSURGERY by Luc Haenen is a compelling photographic study of the post-operative experience of heart surgery patients. Through a combination of documentary imagery and conceptual observation, Haenen captures the private and often overlooked moments of recovery, exploring how patients navigate time, solitude, and reflection in hospital and home settings. Central to the work is the exploration of what patients read during convalescence - books, magazines, digital content - revealing insights into their mental and emotional landscapes as they heal. The project balances intimacy with conceptual rigour, highlighting the intersection between medical environments and personal agency. Richly sequenced and illustrated, the book emphasises both the universality and individuality of recovery, offering viewers a nuanced understanding of human resilience. #WHATPATIENTSREADAFTERHEARTSURGERY is an essential contribution to empathetic storytelling, and will resonate with audiences interested in health, human experience, and visual culture.…

Paperback. Condición: New. the bear and the butterfly by Ruth van Haren Noman presents a captivating series of watercolour paintings that explore transformation, intuition, and the interplay between strength and fragility. Drawing inspiration from nature and human emotion, Noman creates fluid, expressive compositions where bears and butterflies serve as central motifs, symbolising resilience, change, and the delicate balance of opposing forces. Each painting invites viewers into a meditative dialogue, offering space for reflection and introspection.The book includes insights from interviews and texts by the artist herself. With high-quality reproductions, the bear and the butterfly highlights Noman's mastery of watercolour techniques, her sensitivity to colour and form, and her ability to convey narrative through abstraction. The book is an essential volume for collectors, curators, and enthusiasts of contemporary painting and visual storytelling, emphasising the transformative power of art to explore emotion, intuition, and the natural world. …

Paperback. Condición: New. the bear and the butterfly by Ruth van Haren Noman presents a captivating series of watercolour paintings that explore transformation, intuition, and the interplay between strength and fragility. Drawing inspiration from nature and human emotion, Noman creates fluid, expressive compositions where bears and butterflies serve as central motifs, symbolising resilience, change, and the delicate balance of opposing forces. Each painting invites viewers into a meditative dialogue, offering space for reflection and introspection.The book includes insights from interviews and texts by the artist herself. With high-quality reproductions, the bear and the butterfly highlights Noman's mastery of watercolour techniques, her sensitivity to colour and form, and her ability to convey narrative through abstraction. The book is an essential volume for collectors, curators, and enthusiasts of contemporary painting and visual storytelling, emphasising the transformative power of art to explore emotion, intuition, and the natural world. …

Paperback. Condición: New. El Pulso del Agua (The Pulse of the Water) documents the ambitious painting expeditions of Belgian artist Nils Verkaeren across the diverse landscapes of Colombia, eschewing the traditional studio for a "contemporary plein air" approach. Over several years, Nils Verkaeren travelled along these waterways, from the Magdalena and the Cauca to the remote rivers of the Amazon basin, working directly within the landscapes they shape. El Pulso del Agua brings together paintings and reflections that emerged from these encounters. Rather than approaching water as a motif, Verkaeren understands it as a principle, a force through which landscape reveals itself as movement, erosion, sediment, and time. Painting becomes a way of reading the territory, of entering the slow pulse of rivers that have shaped Colombia for millennia. The resulting canvases are more than mere representations; they are physical records of the journey, often carried through harsh terrain and shaped by the local climate, movement, and geography.With contributions from Colombian ecologist and academic Brigitte Baptiste and art historian Eva Wuytjens, this monograph traces Verkaeren's immersive process, in which the act of painting becomes inseparable from the acts of travel and research. The book highlights Verkaeren's unique ability to merge sensory experience with the natural world. By integrating the physical conditions of his environment into his work, Verkaeren transcends classical landscape traditions to create a visceral, personal dialogue with nature. This publication serves as a vital record of his exploration into how place and time shape the contemporary image.…

Paperback. Condición: New. El Pulso del Agua (The Pulse of the Water) documents the ambitious painting expeditions of Belgian artist Nils Verkaeren across the diverse landscapes of Colombia, eschewing the traditional studio for a "contemporary plein air" approach. Over several years, Nils Verkaeren travelled along these waterways, from the Magdalena and the Cauca to the remote rivers of the Amazon basin, working directly within the landscapes they shape. El Pulso del Agua brings together paintings and reflections that emerged from these encounters. Rather than approaching water as a motif, Verkaeren understands it as a principle, a force through which landscape reveals itself as movement, erosion, sediment, and time. Painting becomes a way of reading the territory, of entering the slow pulse of rivers that have shaped Colombia for millennia. The resulting canvases are more than mere representations; they are physical records of the journey, often carried through harsh terrain and shaped by the local climate, movement, and geography.With contributions from Colombian ecologist and academic Brigitte Baptiste and art historian Eva Wuytjens, this monograph traces Verkaeren's immersive process, in which the act of painting becomes inseparable from the acts of travel and research. The book highlights Verkaeren's unique ability to merge sensory experience with the natural world. By integrating the physical conditions of his environment into his work, Verkaeren transcends classical landscape traditions to create a visceral, personal dialogue with nature. This publication serves as a vital record of his exploration into how place and time shape the contemporary image.…

Hardback. Condición: New. Jet black hair, porcelain skin, bright red lips and fingernails; figures gazing intensely into the camera; young men and women posing acrobatically with bizarre props; animals and plants in the glaring light of the camera's flash, situated in urban landscapes, private spaces, or in nature, among rice fields, lotus ponds, and cacti - Ren Hang's photographs are painfully provocative, but also inward looking and dreamily surreal. Ren Hang depicts the human body as an abstract form, often in idiosyncratic arrangements and perspectives, combining iconic images of William Shakespeare's dying Ophelia in a river; of Leda, daughter of a Greek king, and the Swan; and of female nudes seen from behind using a distinctive visual vocabulary that draws on abstraction, Surrealism, Dada, and both historic and contemporary photography. Ren Hang's analog photographs use a playful, humorous visual language to relate the feelings, desires, fears, and loneliness of a young generation in China.…

Paperback. Condición: New. When the Fog Comes Down is a comprehensive exploration of the practice of Belgian artist Chris Meulemans, authored by Koen Leemans. The book delves into Meulemans' career-long investigation into the human urge to manipulate and control our environment - a theme she navigates through a unique blend of figurative elements and abstract techniques. Her recent paintings centre on botanical motifs, using plants and flowers as a vehicle to evoke the fragility of both nature and the structures of everyday life.In many of Meulemans' works, the image seems either to be emerging or dissolving. It is as if one is looking at something that has not yet assumed a fixed form, or whose contours are already disintegrating. This indeterminacy is deliberate. She does not paint to represent something precisely, but to evoke a state: a moment between control and surrender, an in-between phase in which process and form become visible together, and every interpretation remains open.The publication highlights Meulemans' characteristic use of grid patterns as a discrete reference to science and the human drive to categorise and study. Through a process of intuitive layering and "visual-poetic" construction, her works create an uncomfortable yet mesmerising context that invites viewers to project their own narratives. Released in conjunction with her exhibition at CC De Werft (Exhibition space de Halle), this book situates Meulemans' work within the contemporary art landscape, emphasising her movement between various media - including painting, drawing, and collage.Text in English and Dutch.…

Paperback. Condición: New. When the Fog Comes Down is a comprehensive exploration of the practice of Belgian artist Chris Meulemans, authored by Koen Leemans. The book delves into Meulemans' career-long investigation into the human urge to manipulate and control our environment - a theme she navigates through a unique blend of figurative elements and abstract techniques. Her recent paintings centre on botanical motifs, using plants and flowers as a vehicle to evoke the fragility of both nature and the structures of everyday life.In many of Meulemans' works, the image seems either to be emerging or dissolving. It is as if one is looking at something that has not yet assumed a fixed form, or whose contours are already disintegrating. This indeterminacy is deliberate. She does not paint to represent something precisely, but to evoke a state: a moment between control and surrender, an in-between phase in which process and form become visible together, and every interpretation remains open.The publication highlights Meulemans' characteristic use of grid patterns as a discrete reference to science and the human drive to categorise and study. Through a process of intuitive layering and "visual-poetic" construction, her works create an uncomfortable yet mesmerising context that invites viewers to project their own narratives. Released in conjunction with her exhibition at CC De Werft (Exhibition space de Halle), this book situates Meulemans' work within the contemporary art landscape, emphasising her movement between various media - including painting, drawing, and collage.Text in English and Dutch.…

Paperback. Condición: New. NUEVA VISION - Graphic Design for the Arts in Argentina 1940-1976 presents a comprehensive study of Argentina's vibrant visual culture during a transformative period for the arts. Through meticulous documentation and high-quality reproductions, authors Jelle Jespers, Andrea Gergich, and Rubén Fontana explore how graphic design shaped cultural institutions, theatre productions, and visual arts communication. The book highlights the creativity and innovation of designers who merged European avant-garde influences with local artistic traditions, producing works that were visually striking, socially engaged, and culturally resonant. Featuring over 250 images, including posters, exhibition catalogues, and ephemeral graphics, this volume offers a nuanced understanding of the intersection between design, performance, and institutional identity. Essays by leading scholars contextualise the works within Argentina's social, political, and artistic climate, providing critical insights into the country's mid-20th-century design heritage. Nueva Vision is an essential resource for designers, art historians, academics and students, curators, and collectors interested in Latin American modernism and the global history of graphic arts.Text in English and Spanish. …

Paperback. Condición: New. La Vie d'un Artiste, To Disappear with a Trace unfolds as a constructed notebook rather than a conventional monograph. Initiated through a message from Jean Claude Wouters to Tokyo-based journalist and curator Watashino Kage. The publication gathers archival materials, documents, and images into an open-ended constellation - one that may stimulate both the spirit and the body of an art student, as well as the art connoisseur. Its design remains minimal and effortless, with elements assembled loosely and intuitively, allowing meaning to emerge through every possible combination.As an artist of restraint and sobriety, Jean Claude Wouters evolves toward increasing discretion in his expressions. With this in mind, the central theme of the book is established: a journey from physicality to the utmost lightness. He began as a ballet dancer and moved across multiple forms - painting, filmmaking, and photography - continually pushing their boundaries, to the point of producing photographic portraits that are barely perceptible and practicing painting at its limits, almost without paint. His late activity being a performance/class, "The Practice - je suis allé m'ébattre à l'origine de toute chose", in his own words: "At last, maybe, I touch the non-physicality of the art piece, and if there is art in the process, it lives in what the participants take away."Text in English and Japanese. …

Paperback. Condición: New. La Vie d'un Artiste, To Disappear with a Trace unfolds as a constructed notebook rather than a conventional monograph. Initiated through a message from Jean Claude Wouters to Tokyo-based journalist and curator Watashino Kage. The publication gathers archival materials, documents, and images into an open-ended constellation - one that may stimulate both the spirit and the body of an art student, as well as the art connoisseur. Its design remains minimal and effortless, with elements assembled loosely and intuitively, allowing meaning to emerge through every possible combination.As an artist of restraint and sobriety, Jean Claude Wouters evolves toward increasing discretion in his expressions. With this in mind, the central theme of the book is established: a journey from physicality to the utmost lightness. He began as a ballet dancer and moved across multiple forms - painting, filmmaking, and photography - continually pushing their boundaries, to the point of producing photographic portraits that are barely perceptible and practicing painting at its limits, almost without paint. His late activity being a performance/class, "The Practice - je suis allé m'ébattre à l'origine de toute chose", in his own words: "At last, maybe, I touch the non-physicality of the art piece, and if there is art in the process, it lives in what the participants take away."Text in English and Japanese. …

Hardback. Condición: New. This small publication is part of Luc Deleu and T.O.P. office: Founder's Choice as a reader, exploring the visionary architectural and urban concepts of Luc Deleu and his long-standing practice T.O.P. office (Turn On Planning). For over five decades, Deleu has redefined the relationship between architecture, society, and the planet, operating at the intersection of art, urbanism, and environmental ethics. His radical, speculative proposals - ranging from floating cities to planetary-scale planning - provoke reflection on global responsibility and sustainable futures.Together with T.O.P. office, Luc Deleu spent over half a century building an architectural and artistic oeuvre across a variety of media. At the same time, he critically reflected on his own practice as well as on the role of architecture and urban planning in general. As both reader and writer, he searched for the words to clarify and substantiate his position, resulting in a unique body of texts. Luc Deleu: A Reader brings together his most important texts, lectures, and articles for the first time - from the Orbanist Manifesto (1980) to Darling Springs: A Call for Beauty (2024). The book opens with a conversation between Hans Ulrich Obrist, Nico Dockx, and Luc Deleu.A must-have for architects, theorists, and artists interested in the evolving dialogue between design, ethics, and ecology.…

Hardback. Condición: New. Refuge is the sixth book by Lara Gasparotto and spans four years of daily photographic practice, in the artist's immediate environment but also much further away, as far as Guyana, via Quebec and Louisiana.More than a practice, it is rather a way of looking at the world that drives Lara Gasparotto. A world of outdoors, of flora, fauna, rain, sun, lakes, trees, and her family.Gasparotto spent a winter and a spring working on the selection for this book. In the end, Refuge delivers a subtle narration without chapters, without page numbers, and where the rhythm is changing.On the cover is an illustration by her sister Lissa Gasparotto and inside a poetic text by Eva Mancuso. The 200 images are a little more than strictly photography: intuitive and nourished by painting, Gasparotto seeks with pastel, gouache, sometimes even oil, tenuous elements of her photos that she modifies, enhances, underlines and then rephotographs to finally, very subtly, move the image from the mechanical and the chemical to the fleeting expressiveness of the living.Text in French.…

Paperback. Condición: New. Against the Tide is a contemplative photographic narrative by Wouter Vanhees, exploring the rhythm, resilience, and contradictions of contemporary Mumbai. Through a poetic balance of structure and emotion, Vanhees documents a city in constant motion - vibrant yet fragile, chaotic yet deeply human. His work reflects on how individuals find harmony amid the tension of modern life and urban transformation.This personal reflection forms the heart of the project - an intimate dialogue between sound, image, and emotion. Inspired by the music of Pacifist and the friendship of Sidharth, Apurv, Ashish, Utkarsh, and Varun, Vanhees constructs a visual story that feels both deeply personal and universally resonant.Against the Tide becomes more than a photographic journey; it is a meditation on balance, belonging, and the search for stillness within the noise of modern existence. …

Paperback. Condición: New. This book was created on the occasion of Parrot Pavilion, Triennial Kortrijk 2024: After Paradise (29 June 2024 - 6 October 2024). In the summer of 2024, the author invited 220 of his friends artists to contribute to this publication by sending him their 'parrot-themed speech bubbles' through the mail.…

Paperback. Condición: New. #WHATPATIENTSREADAFTERHEARTSURGERY by Luc Haenen is a compelling photographic study of the post-operative experience of heart surgery patients. Through a combination of documentary imagery and conceptual observation, Haenen captures the private and often overlooked moments of recovery, exploring how patients navigate time, solitude, and reflection in hospital and home settings. Central to the work is the exploration of what patients read during convalescence - books, magazines, digital content - revealing insights into their mental and emotional landscapes as they heal. The project balances intimacy with conceptual rigour, highlighting the intersection between medical environments and personal agency. Richly sequenced and illustrated, the book emphasises both the universality and individuality of recovery, offering viewers a nuanced understanding of human resilience. #WHATPATIENTSREADAFTERHEARTSURGERY is an essential contribution to empathetic storytelling, and will resonate with audiences interested in health, human experience, and visual culture.…

Paperback. Condición: New. ECHTZEIT is made in collaboration with Dirk Braeckman (BE, °1958) and FOMU Antwerp in line with his impacting solo show with the Collections department of the photo museum. Echtzeit offers a unique glimpse into Dirk Braeckman's most recent photographs, accompanied with the museum's collection and texts written by Clément Chéroux, director of the Foundation Henri Cartier-Bresson and Tamara Berghmans, curator of the exhibition.Braeckman has chosen from the FOMU collection functional photographs, made without artistic ambition. He recognised certain qualities and commonalities with his own work in these atypical images.Re-photography and experimentation have always formed part of Braeckman's artistic practice, though the trajectory to the final image is always different. For the FOMU exhibition, he worked for the first time with an existing collection of photos. Braeckman took photos of the chosen images and printed them. He then over-painted, smeared or cut holes in the prints. He photographed the results and processed them further in his analogue and digital darkroom.The original meaning of the photographs has been altered through the removal of context, the change in format and the addition of titles. A functional document is transformed into a piece of art, a timeless visual poem that raises more questions than it answers.'Echtzeit' refers to Braeckman's bridging of the past and present.Text in English, French and Dutch.…

Paperback. Condición: New. Hunting and Collecting offers an in-depth look into the poetic and conceptual world of Belgian artist Stief DeSmet, whose work explores the complex relationship between nature, culture, and human intervention. In his practice, DeSmet moves as "a collector" seamlessly between painting, sculpture, performance, and installation, creating visual narratives that oscillate between irony, nostalgia, and critical reflection.Through a series of striking works and thoughtful essays, Hunting and Collecting examines the artist's ongoing dialogue with the natural world - not as an untouched ideal, but as a space shaped and reshaped by human desire and imagination. DeSmet's art embodies the tension between the longing for a pure, utopian nature and the realities of contemporary, consumption-driven life.Richly illustrated and conceptually layered, this monograph offers a comprehensive insight into DeSmet's oeuvre, tracing his evolution from the hunter and urban observer to rural storyteller. With contributions by curators and art critics, Hunting and Collecting captures an artist whose work stands as both a critique and a celebration of humankind's enduring fascination with nature. Thoreau's Walden is continuous inspiration for the artist. He even built a replica of Thoreau's cabin in his artistic garden.…

Paperback. Condición: New. Hunting and Collecting offers an in-depth look into the poetic and conceptual world of Belgian artist Stief DeSmet, whose work explores the complex relationship between nature, culture, and human intervention. In his practice, DeSmet moves as "a collector" seamlessly between painting, sculpture, performance, and installation, creating visual narratives that oscillate between irony, nostalgia, and critical reflection.Through a series of striking works and thoughtful essays, Hunting and Collecting examines the artist's ongoing dialogue with the natural world - not as an untouched ideal, but as a space shaped and reshaped by human desire and imagination. DeSmet's art embodies the tension between the longing for a pure, utopian nature and the realities of contemporary, consumption-driven life.Richly illustrated and conceptually layered, this monograph offers a comprehensive insight into DeSmet's oeuvre, tracing his evolution from the hunter and urban observer to rural storyteller. With contributions by curators and art critics, Hunting and Collecting captures an artist whose work stands as both a critique and a celebration of humankind's enduring fascination with nature. Thoreau's Walden is continuous inspiration for the artist. He even built a replica of Thoreau's cabin in his artistic garden.…

Hardback. Condición: New. Refuge is the sixth book by Lara Gasparotto and spans four years of daily photographic practice, in the artist's immediate environment but also much further away, as far as Guyana, via Quebec and Louisiana.More than a practice, it is rather a way of looking at the world that drives Lara Gasparotto. A world of outdoors, of flora, fauna, rain, sun, lakes, trees, and her family.Gasparotto spent a winter and a spring working on the selection for this book. In the end, Refuge delivers a subtle narration without chapters, without page numbers, and where the rhythm is changing.On the cover is an illustration by her sister Lissa Gasparotto and inside a poetic text by Eva Mancuso. The 200 images are a little more than strictly photography: intuitive and nourished by painting, Gasparotto seeks with pastel, gouache, sometimes even oil, tenuous elements of her photos that she modifies, enhances, underlines and then rephotographs to finally, very subtly, move the image from the mechanical and the chemical to the fleeting expressiveness of the living.Text in French.…

Paperback. Condición: New. El Pulso del Agua (The Pulse of the Water) documents the ambitious painting expeditions of Belgian artist Nils Verkaeren across the diverse landscapes of Colombia, eschewing the traditional studio for a "contemporary plein air" approach. Over several years, Nils Verkaeren travelled along these waterways, from the Magdalena and the Cauca to the remote rivers of the Amazon basin, working directly within the landscapes they shape. El Pulso del Agua brings together paintings and reflections that emerged from these encounters. Rather than approaching water as a motif, Verkaeren understands it as a principle, a force through which landscape reveals itself as movement, erosion, sediment, and time. Painting becomes a way of reading the territory, of entering the slow pulse of rivers that have shaped Colombia for millennia. The resulting canvases are more than mere representations; they are physical records of the journey, often carried through harsh terrain and shaped by the local climate, movement, and geography.With contributions from Colombian ecologist and academic Brigitte Baptiste and art historian Eva Wuytjens, this monograph traces Verkaeren's immersive process, in which the act of painting becomes inseparable from the acts of travel and research. The book highlights Verkaeren's unique ability to merge sensory experience with the natural world. By integrating the physical conditions of his environment into his work, Verkaeren transcends classical landscape traditions to create a visceral, personal dialogue with nature. This publication serves as a vital record of his exploration into how place and time shape the contemporary image.…

Hardback. Condición: New. This small publication is part of Luc Deleu and T.O.P. office: Founder's Choice as a reader, exploring the visionary architectural and urban concepts of Luc Deleu and his long-standing practice T.O.P. office (Turn On Planning). For over five decades, Deleu has redefined the relationship between architecture, society, and the planet, operating at the intersection of art, urbanism, and environmental ethics. His radical, speculative proposals - ranging from floating cities to planetary-scale planning - provoke reflection on global responsibility and sustainable futures.Together with T.O.P. office, Luc Deleu spent over half a century building an architectural and artistic oeuvre across a variety of media. At the same time, he critically reflected on his own practice as well as on the role of architecture and urban planning in general. As both reader and writer, he searched for the words to clarify and substantiate his position, resulting in a unique body of texts. Luc Deleu: A Reader brings together his most important texts, lectures, and articles for the first time - from the Orbanist Manifesto (1980) to Darling Springs: A Call for Beauty (2024). The book opens with a conversation between Hans Ulrich Obrist, Nico Dockx, and Luc Deleu.A must-have for architects, theorists, and artists interested in the evolving dialogue between design, ethics, and ecology.…