Mono No Aware - Limited Edition - Anton Kusters

(limited edition version - 50 copies, numbered and signed, including 3 edition prints that are not reproduced in the book.)   Finally it's here. I'm proud to present to you a new book: Mono No Aware. Mono no aware is quite different from Yakuza. It's a leap. It's based on a thought rather than a story (if that makes any sense). It's actually a Japanese term used to describe an awareness of passing moments of life (read more about that here). The book itself is quite different too, and completely assembled by hand: when you open the hardcover, you'll see inside there's no traditional binding at all, but rather 4 LP record style sleeves stitched together, each with a 2.5 meter (8 feet) long "harmonica" folded chapter of the book inside. And then there's a page that folds around all this, keeping everything in place, providing context. Here's the introduction text: Once in a while, my body decides my mind needs to take a moment to stare into the distance – preferably thro