Along the River Kyoto

Our prints and a new zine with a story by Jon Williams with a translation by Noriko Tabei will be on an exhibition in Aesop Kawaramachi from Friday 18 April to 11 May.

If you are in Kyoto, please pop in and get a copy of your zine!

Along the River story

We are very excited to introduce a story for our prints Along the River!

Melbourne based writer Jon Williams produced a story to accompany our images.

Noriko Tabei, freelance writer, also based in Melbourne provided a Japanese translation.

This zine will be available for pick-up at Aesop Kawaramachi store in Kyoto, Japan from 18 April to 11 May while we are exhibiting a selection of our Along the River suite.

Zines will be available at Sticky Institute or contact us at mail@damonandkyoko.tk

Special thank-you to my lovely Irwin and McLaren bookbinders for letting me use the space!

Life Along the River

Our set of etchings called Along the River is going to Hong Kong for an exhibition titled Life Along the River from 6 to 30 March at Odd One Out and Aesop Hong Kong.

Life Along the River is our collaborative suite of 14 etchings and an accompanying zine. The prints and zine are based on Damon's drawings of the riverside architecture of Kyoto, Japan with artistic interventions by Kyoko.
The drawings were made during our research trip to Japan in 2011 and 2013.

There will be a permanent installation at Aesop Head office in Hong Kong too.
Permanent installation and selected prints from the suite will be at Aesop Head office in Hong Kong from 4 March.
Please join us see the installation with refreshments on 6 March, 6:30 - 8:30pm.

The complete suite of Along the River can be viewed at Odd One Out from 6 - 30 March.
You are all welcome to come to the opening party on 7 March, 7:00 - 9:00pm.

Life Along the River
6 - 30 March
Aesop head office, Hong Kong
22 Upper Station Street
Sheung Wan
Hong Kong

Odd One Out
G/F 34 Sau Wa Fong
Wan Chai
Hong Kong

Exhibition - Along the River

After over two weeks of printing marathon, finally we've printed all 14 editions.
We are now getting ready for the exhibition next Wednesday 17 July!

We would love to meet you if you are around!

Along the River
Opening Wednesday 17 July from 6 to 7 pm

Exhibition continues until 5 August 2013

THE ART VAULT 
43 Deakin Avenue
Mildura
03 5022 0013
juliechambers@theartvault.com.au

Here is a picture of all the 14 proofs...

14 proofs on the wall

We are relieved that the most labour intensive part of this project has completed, though there are still few things to do for the show such as making zines and signing over 250 prints.

Last two prints

Thank you Sunraysia Daily for covering our project!

Never mind the unfortunate placement of the scam article :p Looks like we made lots of money with our prints!

McLeod G. Sunraysia Daily July 11 2013 p2

Arriving in Mildura

After almost 8 hours on train and bus, we finally arrived in the Art Vault in Mildura two days ago.

It is such a lovely place with great people, facility and much better weather than gray Melbourne.
It can be cold in the morning and at night, but otherwise it's a perfect blue sky with no clouds.
Everything we need is conveniently located all within walking distance.
There are lots of op shops around the town if we feel like shopping for nice cups and plates too.
Along the main street, there are many gum trees with huge trunk too that had been unfortunately chopped but still growing strong.
I got the feeling that people in Mildura really love their city.

It was so nice to meet our friend Anne Spudvilas who moved to Mildura from Melbourne, and also works at the Art Vault.

Since the arrival we've completed two editions - 12 more editions to go!

Damon working in the studio

Falling rabbits

Our exhibition of this suite of works we are printing right now will be from 17 July at the Art Vault.
There will also be a zine of this suit of etchings available at the exhibition.

Us

Launch of Talking of a Chameleon

Thank you so much for coming to the launch of Talking of a chameleon!

Thank you so much Dan and Justine at Perimeter books for making this exhibition possible. Perimeter books is such a beautiful special space with variety of local and international books.
Owners Dan and Justine also own Erm Books, small press artist publisher.
These books, again, are collectable gems!!

Exhibition will run until 30 May

Perimeter Books
748 High Street
Thornbury
hello@perimeterbooks.com
+61 3 9484 8101
Open: Wednesday and Thursday 12:00–18:00, Friday 12:00-19:00, Saturday 10:00–17:00
Closed on Sunday to Tuesday

Talking of a chameleon exhibition

We are having an exhibition "Talking of a chameleon" opening this Saturday 5 May and runs until 30 May at Perimeter books.

Chameleons have long been known for their ability to change colour and transform.
In this suite of ten etchings and a zine we try to take that transformation one step further with a series of strange and wonderful animals.

"Talking of a chameleon", he said: "Its master put it down on a tartan rug and it died of overexertion."
Jean Cocteau, quoted by Liane de Pougy (1869-1950)

Exhibition
5 to 30 May

Launch party
Saturday 5 May, 3 - 5pm

Perimeter books
748 High Street
Thornbury, VIC

Wednesday 12 to 6pm
Thursday 12 to 6pm
Friday 12 to 7pm
Saturday 10am to 5pm

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Space chameleon

We printed a new chameleon yesterday.

This print is an extra image in our chameleon series from our zine, "Talking of a chameleon".

This spaceship abduction of human print marks the end of our chameleon series.
Drawings of chameleons were done by Damon at Melbourne Museum, vandalised by Kyoko....

three tiny chameleons

We printed three new chameleons today.
They are tiny, only 14cm x 10cm


With fish


With a shabby cat...

New chameleons

aye-aye


#3


RRR
- Roo Rabbit Rider -

We've printed new chameleons for our exhibition next year.

These prints are from the drawings in "Talking of a chameleon" zine we did earlier this year.

Chameleons in Czech Republik....

Our zine, Talking of a chameleon, is on Textextext.

Textextext's a website for artist book materials in print and digital formats run by two Czech former art students.
Chameleon is travelling around - big thank-you to Hamja Ahsan, a London based curator, currently in Gwangju, South Korea...:)