Emotional Baggage Tote 17 x 15.6 cm then digitally edited

then digitally edited

and terminates in suspense between illusion and reality

The Philippines and Cambodia

Aoi Huber Kono plunges us into an atmosphere that seems paralysed in the poetry of the cold to then allow us to discover with equal surprise that underneath is a world throbbing with life

and in 2006 he was awarded the Andersen Prize for the “best artmade book” and "best illustrator" for 2009

Emotional Baggage Tote 17 x 15.6 cm then digitally editedEveryone has it; the trick is to carry it elegantly. We are all damaged in diverse, stubborn and interesting ways: someone humiliated us a long time ago; we witnessed bitter rows between our parents; we had anxieties around self worth fuelled by comparison with a high achieving sibling; an early business venture ended in disaster; we have a tendency to obsessive independence that makes it hard to live with anyone else; we have a rebellious streak