Since 1995, Atsuko Ishii has been engraving numerous figures into copper plates, which she then lovingly prints in various colours on her Parisian etching press in both small and large formats. Using different motifs — ranging from couples in love to children at play — these are compiled into her first monograph, whose unique universe captivates from the very first page.

2024 | 10.5 x 14.7 cm | paperback with 192 pages, glued | text in English, Japanese and Dutch | ISBN 9789464514070 | €18

Charbonner means hard labour, digging together into the earth, but it also means darkening, covering up with charcoal. In this publication, Sarah Cheveau explores the many shades of black, layering them on top of each other. Her drawings show the depth of night, and by manifesting the darkness they also reveal the light of life.

2024 | 13 x 19 cm | concertina book with 12 pages | colophon in English | ISBN 9789464514063 | €4

With this black comedy, Younsik Woo traces the roots of a certain conflict in Korea following the release of radioactive wastewater from Fukushima. Linking the various causes with the phrase “because of”, at the same time she illustrates how irrational beliefs can exacerbate friction.

2023 | 20 x 15 cm | paperback with 24 pages, stapled | text in English | ISBN 9789464514056 | €7

Chiara Lammens reports from the Ardennes, where nothing is what it seems. Through subtle details in her illustrations, she shows the collective human urge to be one with nature, to find solitude, peace and quiet. She keeps wandering, discovering new experiences around every bend.

2023 | 23 x 33cm | paperback with 34 pages, stapled | text in Dutch | ISBN 9789464514049 | €13

Son Ni’s Imagine a Flaw depicts the confinement of one’s own mind, and a longing to be free. Her seemingly abstract lines often attempt to flee from the restraints of time and space, and look for an accidental flaw amidst sheer perfection. They honour, if not celebrate, a certain personal imperfection that can be shared by many.

2022 | 11.5 x 18 x 0.2 cm | paperback with 24 pages in black and white, stapled | text in English | ISBN 9789464514025 | €5

Chihoi examines his collection of faded slides of old Hong Kong. He projects them on a wall and paints them like outdoor sketches. These touristic photos of the past that were largely ignored by locals, have gradually become part of the collective memory over decades. To insert a page is to add one more piece of puzzle. The paintings commemorate the light of a lost era.

2022 | 12.8 x 18 x 0.3 cm | paperback with 36 pages in four-colour print, glued | no text | ISBN 9789464514032 | €9

Author Aphichat Rodwathnakul – better known as “Uncle Orn” – created a furore in the 1980s and 1990s, when cheap katun-lem-la-Baht comics were read all over Thailand. Sporen trawls through his archives and presents not only a new short story but also an extensive selection from his sketchbooks. These show everyday life in Thailand and the illustrator’s fascination with the mystical.

2022 | 16.7 x 24 x 0.9 cm | paperback with 12 glossy, 12 lime, 4 pink and 96 pages in four-colour print, glued, pink wrapper | text in English and Thai | ISBN 9789464514018 | €20

A white heron lands in a pond he does not yet know. There he meets a chorus of frogs. Meanwhile, two people contemplate the origins of all life. They look through times like this. So what beginning would this story be about?

Aidan Koch‘s (1988, Seattle) work explores the tensions between our existence and that of non-human lives and landscapes. She has already published five visual stories and exhibits internationally. After years of wandering, Aidan now lives in the Mojave Desert, in California.

2021 | 22.1 x 15.8 x 0.6 cm | paperback with 64 pages, cover wrapper and double-sided insert | text in English | ISBN 9789464514001 | €15