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can you make a post for Noe from the case of vanitas

I hope this is good!

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I finished case study of Vanitas the other day! There were to many times when I cried though. I’m now starting to watch saraph of the end; going from one vampire anime to another. So far the military feel of saraph of the end is giving no opportunity to cry.

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I now have these Case Study of Vanitas Stickers in my shop! 

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The Case Study of Vanitas Manga Covers Explained

So, it has come to my attention that some people haven't clued in to the themes and symbolism of all of the covers for The Case Study of Vanitas. So, I am here now to explain the intricacies and important and impressive details of each cover so everyone can appreciate how outstanding these covers are. So without further ado, time to get a little too into something benign and slightly pointless.

Volume 1

So, allow me to state the obvious first. The "theme" of Vanitas here is Vanitas, as it's an actual painting style that combines vanity (go figure) with death essentially. Putting the opulence of life in opposition with the absolutism of death. You see it with the skull wearing a crown, for one, or the other skeletal figures that decorate the mirror.

Well, I guess I should explain that first, actually. Each cover has a mirror, in one way or another. A look into the characters, a reflection of themselves through both the frame and the actual contents of the mirror.

So anyways, in the mirror, we have the blue moon and the spider's web that we associate with Altus Paris. The undeniable connection that Vanitas has to the Babel Incident, Vampires, and Vanitas of the Blue Moon. As the first volume cover it's very well designed to evoke that connection without giving readers a touch more.

Volume 2

Next up we have Noe (one of my favorite covers). This one is interesting for a few reasons integral to his character as a Vampire. Firstly though, we have the two important bits cresting the the mirror, a pen and paper (to be taken as a journal) and the blue flowers of Noe's childhood with his teacher. They are integral aspects of his character in that he was never afraid of the blue moon like other vampires, and that his family's ability to feel the memories of others through their blood.

Alongside that we have his Teacher in the mirror, hands wrapped around Noe. It's pretty evident symbolism for how much his Teacher has him wrapped around his fingers, and how he's the controlling force within Noe's life. Outside of the mirror though, Noe is covered in blood from drinking it from someone. This is pretty easy to relate to Noe's line about a certain someone's fate, which he mentions within the first volume.

Volume 3

I find this cover particularly interesting, though it is not quite my favorite. Once more we see the Vanitas style applied to the mirror, though this one is special. It's a mirror that goes both ways. We're only seeing it from Vanitas' side. Regardless, Vanitas is both stained with blood and marked, while sharing the chain of the Book of Vanitas with Noe. This is pretty clearly symbolizes the nature of their connection, that Noe is chained to the book rather than Vanitas himself in this case.

Aside from that there's nothing incredibly crazy to it, though the water from the mirror and Vanitas' side disappears on the exterior of the mirror once it passes the plane that the mirror exists on. Essentially, the water only exists in the mirror and on Vanitas' side of it. The same can be said of Noe, as the "rest" of them on the volume is colored completely different.

Volume 4

I really love this one. The mirror is decorated with all manner of flowers to make it "pretty", and Jeanne is all dressed up as well. However, her mirror is coiling around her arm, trapping her in place. She's unable to leave it, stuck within it so to speak, eternally struggling to view herself how she so desires. But, we have Vanitas' hand pulling against this. He is there to free Jeanne of her mirror, to free her of the blood-stained thing that she desperately tries to hide.

It's a pretty straightforward theme that doesn't have a great deal to explain, but it has a really incredible amount of depth to it, especially considering the second part of the anime.

Volume 5

This one, this one is very interesting. It's arguably the most unique/divergent of the bunch. It doesn't adhere to quite the same rules as the prior 4, but still conducts itself like it does. I won't act as confident with this one, but I believe this cover to be from within the mirror. Things are as they are, and they are effectively trapped by the Beast of Gévaudan, which hovers menacingly in the background through the mirror.

Most interestingly however is the smaller details. We don't get to see Noe's right hand, and the book of Vanitas is not visible compared to it being featured in both of Vanitas' previous covers. Alongside that, we have the foreshadowing of the cover, with a certain spear covering Vanitas' leg. It's very well done and impressively creative, but is just a little too divergent from the rest for me to really sell my standpoint on it, so there's certainly room for personal interpretation here.

Volume 6

Really, all these covers are just so pretty. Here with Astolfo though, there's a couple of things that stand out. The spider's web, the butterfly, the damaged and odd mirror.

Let's start with the overall appeal. It's decrepit, it's damaged- tattered, if you will. A mess, a state of disrepair or lack of care. It all speaks to Astolfo's character, what his life left him as, and where he aims for. It's another more unspoken cover that digs deep into his character. For example, Have you realized that what they stand upon is a pile of skulls? Or that there is a fungus or something of the sort in place of the withered and dying roses along the bottom of the mirror? Or that the mirror itself is thorny?

Volume 7

I do quite enjoy this one for how simple it is. Jeanne Jaques and Chloe share a mirror in this volume cover to better represent their relationship. And along the outline of the mirror is a type of music sheet to better relate to Chloe's history and purpose. To cap it all off is the positioning of the mirror though. Shining a light down from above, like they're trapped in a dark cage and it is the only source around them.

It's just really well done, and then there's the details on Jeanne Jacques, that he's the only one with blood on him, that his eyes are glowing and that he has that flame alight his left shoulder. It's really expert work and stuff you might not typically pick up on.

Volume 8

I could speak on this mirror for ages, but I will endeavor to keep it short. The mirror isn't just Domi's reflection, it is Domi. She's losing her sense of self, she's losing who she is, being pulled deeper into the cracked and dark mirror. Falling deeper into the visage of her brother Louis who has turned his back on her. She has her sword drawn, a sense of duty mixed with fear and sorrow is traced across her face. She's afraid that the boundaries that comprise Domi are being broken apart, not much unlike the mirror, and that she'll lose sight of herself as guilt drags her deeper into memory.

Vol 9

Butterflies are something that we manage to see quite a bit of in these covers thanks to their symbolism. But more interesting than that is the standout butterfly, the one butterfly for noe that shines red against the hues of blue that Vanitas finds himself slumbering beneath, trapped within the desires of Mikhail.

It's a rather self-explanatory cover, but still a very solid one. The exterior of the mirror meant to mimic the Book of Vanitas, with pins decorating its exterior to "hold" it in place similar to how you pin an insect up to display it. Along with that is another show of the symbolism of chains, though this one in a different manner. It does not attach Vanitas to Mikahil, but rather Mikhail uses it to trap Vanitas.

Volume 10

And we finish the foray into the covers with volume 10. This one is very pretty, and the only cover in which we don't directly see Vanitas' earring. Of course, the mirror is his earring, as well as a window into both Vanitas and Noe.

More than that though, the mirrors themselves continue the theme of chains, as they decorate the exterior of the hourglass figure. Vanitas being responsible for the dark and rainy mirror of the top, with Noe taking the brighter bottom half. It's an interesting one to see given the covers for volume 3 and 5, but one that fits incredibly well with where the story leaves off at. Showing the opposite natures that the two posses, but that regardless, one will always fall into the other.

So there you have it, my takes on the importance and symbolism of Mochizuki Jun's expertly crafted manga covers. There's really such a great deal to appreciate in them, especially given how light the designs can be for them. They clearly went to great lengths to attach a theme to the covers that would be integral to the overall approach they have with the characters, and for that I'm really thankful (and impressed).

[xsalvaticn]

@towercursed​ asked: " Hey, Vanitas? " She steadily climbs up onto the bookcase next to him, crossing her legs and letting her hair hang down like a ladder. There's a respectable amount of distance between them and her fingers drum in the space. " I'm sorry I scared you. I didn't mean to, and I thought this might help. "

She tugs on her hair and pulls up a stack of books. Science, alchemy, geography - academics mixed with kid's versions of the tricky topics, just in case he can't remember his years of studying. And on top of them, rests her journal with all of their adventures preserved inside. Maybe little Vanitas is an art fan at heart, or maybe he'll want something different. He's really different to the Vanitas she's come to know.

" You don't have to come back down, but I just want you to know that you're gonna be okay here. " A soft smile breaks across her face as her head tilts. " I promise, I'll take care of you. "

The child tightens his hold around his legs, peeking bright blue eyes over his knees at Rapunzel as she came closer; resisting the urge to whimper in response. He has taken refuge in the tallest thing in the room - this bookcase - and had hoped that it would encourage the strange lady to leave him alone; perhaps focus on the other children. But, unfortunately, here she was getting closer.

That friendly smile wasn’t going to fool him --- she was only pretending in order to get him down, and then when she did it was back in the basement laboratory for more and more tests. For the betterment of the kingdom. For the opal...

Eyes flicker over her face; large and fearful, slightly pleading as he resisted the shiver threatening to rush through his body. She wasn’t moving in closer or reaching for him, which was a plus, but... His gaze leaves her as he watches the books being slowly pulled up towards them, curiosity stiring in his heart.

This had to be a trick, but... no one had ever given him books like this before. At least... not since...

Vanitas glances between the small pile and back to her, a question slowly replacing the fear and distrust. Why was she being so nice to him?? He uncurls slightly, reaching out the brush small fingers over the spines of the covers, something familiar stiring in his heart; although it was just far enough away to stay out of his reach. He stares at her, his expression having softened; a little prick of bravery welling in his chest from the soft smile and gentle words.

... She wasn’t a seporist researcher then. She couldn’t be --- none of them were this nice.

Thin body uncurls slightly, arms still loosely around his legs as he pulls the journal towards him first; quick flighty movements like a fearful starving animal, dragging it towards him before it could be taken back.

“.... Why do you call me that...?” He was used to a lot of things now other than his given name -- Subject 69, boy, prince... his name was becoming more and more of a distant memory since his father’s death, but... what was this Vanitas? “That’s... not my name.”

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ANIME & MOVIES. boku no hero academia, blue lock sk8 the infinity, case study of vanitas, food wars, blue exorcist, seraph of the end, attack on titan, horimiya. your name, spiderverse, both spiderman trilogies, mcu, hunger games series. always open to suggestions and recs !!

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The Moth Diaries (2011)

Anime

Bakemonogatari

Black Blood Brothers

Blade

Blood Lad

Blood+

Blood-C

Blood: The Last Vampire

Bloodivores

Dance in the Vampire Bund

Dance with the Devils

Demi-chan wa Kataritai

Devil's Line

Diabolik Lovers

Fortune Arterial: Akai Yakusoku

Hakuouki: Hekketsuroku - Kyoto Kaisouroku

Hellsing

Higanjima X

Hipira-kun

Hitsuji no Uta

Holy Knight

A Dark Rabbit has Seven Lives

Jitsu wa Watashi wa

Jojo's Bizarre Adventure

Kaibutsu Oujo

Karin

Special 7: Special Crime Investigation Unit

Kekkai Sensen

Kimera

Kurozuka

Vampire Princess Miyu

Kyuuketsuki Sugu Shinu

Legend of Duo

Mars Red

Master Mosquiton '99

Mignon

Nightwalker: The Midnight Detective

Noblesse

Nyanpire the Animation

Owari No Seraph

Phantom in the Twilight

Renkin San-kyuu Magical? Pokaan

Rosario + Vampire

Servamp

Shiki

Lunar Legend Tsukihime

Sirius the Jaeger

Strike the Blood

I'm Gonna Be an Angel!

Tokimeki Tonight

Trinity Blood

Tsuki to Laika to Nosferatu

Tsukuyomi: Moon Phase

Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge

Vampire Hunter D

Vampire in the Garden

Vampire Knight

Vampire Wars

Vanitas no Carte

Vassalord.

Vie Durant

Visual Prison

Vlad Love

Wild Arms

Yami no Matsuei

Journal of the Mysterious Creatures

Yofukashi no Uta

Phantom Quest Corp.

i would do manga too but id be here all day, so ya

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🎟 Movies 🎟

Afflicted (2014)

Bakjwi (2009)

Beverly Hills Vamp (1988)

Blade (1988)

Blade II (2002)

Bordello of Blood (1996)

Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)

Byzantium (2012)

Captain Kronos – Vampire Hunter (1974)

Carmilla (2019)

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant (2009)

Countess Dracula (1971)

Cronos (1993)

Crypt of the Vampire (1964)

Dark Shadows (2012)

Daughters of Darkness (1971)

Dracula (1958)

Dracula (1979)

Dracula 2000 (2000)

Dracula Has Risen From the Grave (1969)

Fright Night (1985)

Fright Night (2011)

From Dusk ‘Til Dawn (1996)

Grave of the Vampire (1972)

Hotel Translvania 1, 2 & 3 (2012, 2015 & 2018

Incense for the Damned (1971)

Interview With the Vampire (1994)

Isle of the Dead (1945)

La Noche de Walpurgis (1971)

Le Frisson des Vampires (1971)

Lesbian Vampire Killers (2009)

Les Deux Orphelines Vampires (1997)

Let the Right One In (2008)

Lèvres de Sang (1975)

Love Bites (1993)

Lust for a Vampire (1971)

Near Dark (1987)

Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht (1979)

Nosferatu (1922)

Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)

Requiem pour un Vampire (1971)

Stake Land (2011)

Suck (2009)

The Brides of Dracula (1960)

The Hunger (1983)

The Kiss of the Vampire (1963)

The Lost Boys (1987)

The Night Stalker (1972)

The Twilight Saga (2008 - 2012)

The Vampire Lovers (1970)

Thirst (2009)

Vamp (1986)

Vampire’s Kiss (1988)

Vampire (1979)

Vampire Academy (2014)

Vampire Circus (1972)

Vampire in Brooklyn (1995)

Vampires: Los Muertos (2002)

Vampires (1988)

Vampires Suck (2010)

Vampyr (1932)

Vampyros Lesbos (1971)

What We Do In the Shadows (2014)

Yakuza Apocalypse (2015)

📖 Books (Stand Alone) 📖

‘Salem’s Lot by Stephen King 

After Ninety Years by Milovan Glišić 

Beren and Lúthien by J.R.R Tolkien 

Bewitched by Edith Wharton.

Blood Oath by Christopher Farnsworth 

Captive by Gabrielle Estres.

Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu.

Carpe Jugulum by Terry Pratchett 

Children of the Night by Robert E. Howard

Dracula by Bram Stoker 

Dracula in Love by Karen Essex 

Empire V by Victor Pelevin

Fangland by John Marks 

Fevre Dream by George R. R. Martin

Fledgling by Octavia Butler 

For the Blood is the Life by F. Marion Crawford 

Fragment of a Novel by Lord Byron

Hematoma by Matteo Polk

I Am Legend by Richard Matheson 

Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice

Knight of the Black Rose by James Lowder

Lady Christina by Mircea Eliade

La Femme Immortelle (The Immortal Woman) by Pierre Alexis de Ponson du Terrail

La Jeune Vampire by J.-H. Rosny Aîné

La Morte Amoureuse by Théophile Gautier 

La Vampire (The Vampire Countess) by Paul Féval

La Ville Vampire (Vampire City) by Paul Féval

Le Chevalier Ténèbre (Knightshade) by Paul Féval 

Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist

Lilith by George MacDonald

Lost Souls by Poppy Z. Brite

Manor by Karl Heinrich Ulrichs 

Modern Marvels – Viktoriana by Wayne Reinagel 

NOS4A2 by Joe Hill 

Oil and Water by Lara Ann Dominick

Origin of the Vampyre, by P. J. Parker 

Pages from a Young Girl’s Journal by Robert Aickman

Popsy by Stephen King

Renfield: Slave of Dracula by Barbara Hambly 

Revelations in Black by Carl Jacobi

Romeo and Juliet and Vampires by Claudia Gabel 

Song of The Nephilim, by D. Finica.

Stray Witch by Eva Alton

Sunshine by Robin McKinley

The Blood of the Vampire by Florence Marryat 

The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter 

The Bride of Corinth by Robert Southey 

The Dark Castle by Marion Brandon

The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla by Stephen King 

The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower by Stephen King

The Delicate Dependency: A Novel of the Vampire Life by Michael Talbot

The Dragon Waiting by John M. Ford 

The Family of the Vourdalak by Count Alexis Tolstoy 

The Fate of Madame Cabanel by Eliza Lynn Linton 

The Girl with the Hungry Eyes by Fritz Leiber

The Hills of the Dead by Robert E. Howard

The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova 

The House of the Vampire by George Sylvester Viereck 

The Hunger by Whitley Strieber 

The Journal of Edwin Underhill by Peter Tonkin 

The Keep by F. Paul Wilson 

The Lair of the White Worm by Bram Stoker 

The Light at the End by John Skipp and Craig Spector

The Little Sisters of Eluria by Stephen King

The Longest Night by Ray Russell 

The Night Flier by Stephen King

The Night Stalker by Jeff Rice 

The Pale Lady by Alexandre Dumas 

The Room in the Tower by E.F. Benson.

The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Silver Kiss by Annette Curtis Klause

The Silver Kiss by by Annette Curtis Klause

The Stress of Her Regard by Tim Powers

The Tomb of Sarah by F. G. Loring 

The True Story of the Vampire by Count Stanislaus Eric Stenbock 

The Vampire by Jan Neruda 

The Vampyr by John William Polidori 

The Vampyre of Gotham by Lev Raphael 

They Thirst by Robert McCammon 

Those Who Hunt the Night/Immortal Blood by Barbara Hambly

Travelling with the Dead by Barbara Hambly 

Vampire’s Moon by Peter Saxon 

Vampire$ by John Steakley

Vampire by Vladimir Dal 

Vampire of the Mists by Christie Golden

Vampireology by Nicky Raven & Dugald Steer

Vampires Overhead by Alan Hyder

Varney the Vampire by James Malcolm Rymer 

Vlad, the last confession by Chris Humphreys.

Wampir (“The Vampire”) by Władysław Reymont.

With the People from the Bridge by Dimitris Lyacos 

📚 Books (Series) 📚

Anno Dracula Series by Kim Newman (Book 1: Anno Dracula)

Blood Books by Tanya Huff (Book 1: Blood Price)

Dark-Hunter by Sherrilyn Kenyon (Book 1: Dark Hunters)

Eternal Night: A Vampire Romance Collection by K. L. Bone (Book 1: Forever Chosen)

Hollows Series by Kim Harrison (Book 1: Dead Witch Walking)

 House of Night by P. C. Cast (Book 1: Marked)

Scarlet Cherie: Vampire Series by Ayshen Irfan (Book 1: The Fire Within My Heart)

The Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter Series by Laurell K. Hamilton (Book 1: Guilty Pleasures)

The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher (Book 1: Storm Front)

The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Claire (Book 1: City of Bones)

The Paranormal Detective Series by Lily Luchesi (Book 1: Stake-Out)

The Saga of Darren Shan by Darren Shan (Book 1: Cirque Du Freak)

The Southern Vampire Mysteries by Charlane Harris (Book 1: Dead Until Dark)

The Twilight Saga by Stephanie Meyer (Book 1: Twilight)

The Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead (Book 1: Vampire Academy)

The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice (Book 1: Interview With the Vampire)

The Vampire Diaries by L. J. Smith (Book 1: The Awakening)

Undead by Maryjanice Davidison (Book 1: Undead and Unwed) 

Vampire Earth by E. E Knight (Book 1: Way of the Wolf) 

🎬 TV Shows 🎬

Angel

Becoming Human

Being Human

Blade: The Series

Blood Ties

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Dark Shadows

Dracula

Forever Knight

From Dusk ‘Til Dawn: The Series

Hemlock Grove

Imortal

La Luna Sangre

Lobo

Mona the Vampire

Moonlight

Penny Dreadful

Salems’ Lot

The Originals

The Vampire Detective

The Vampire Diaries

The Vampyr: A Soap Opera

True Blood

What We Do In The Shadows

Young Dracula

[arcticzuko]

was tagged by the wonderful @star-tear~ 

5 things you will find in my bag/backpack:

1. my keys

2. pencil pouch

3. headphones

4. notebooks

5. laptop

5 things you will find in my bedroom:

1. lots and lots of books

2. stuffed animals

3. dirty clothes on the ground LOL

4. little figurines

5. pictures/posters

5 things I’ve always wanted to do:

1. travel to Vietnam and Japan!

2. that thing where you jump into lakes off of cliffs (and don’t die)

3. meet a famous person I admire

4. explore abandoned places and take pictures

5. surfing

5 things that make me happy:

1. booooks

2. friendos

3. the discord squad™  

4. drumline

5. my otps (lol)

5 things I am currently into:

1. soukoku / bsd

2. bakutodo / bnha

3. utaite  *coughs* after the rain *coughs* 

4. vanitas no carte

5. bullet journaling

5 things on my to do list:

1. FINISH MY FICS 

2. write a bday present for the amazing @melowmarsh

3. actually try to start preparing for that thing called college :’)

4. finish some online stuff I need to do before orientation ;-;

5. read bnha

since eli literally tagged all my friends already I’ll just tag the amazing @curiouscat99 <3

[anniversary-magazine]

Becoming Plant, Tenderpixel — London

"All states are in danger of acting injuriously upon one another. Nature is not something that can be judged from a particular point of view, just as the French Revolution cannot be judged according to its actors. Rather, nature can only be comprehended as a complex whole, and the human species, as one part of it, will ultimately progress towards a universal history that coincides with the teleology of nature." 

— Yuk Hui

Becoming Plant is the third in a series of exhibitions entitled Hangover. Curated by Borbála Soós, the exhibition includes artists Victoria Adam, Julia Crabtree & William Evans, Ingela Ihrman, Paloma Proudfoot and André Romão. The series's concern is primarily ontological, studying existence: "Being able to exist on this planet is so evidently contingent on sharing it: as social beings as well as economic and ecological factors, our fate is bound to other entities. As we cohabit this place, our bodies pump the same air, water and nutrients and ultimately we use and become part of the same soil, (oil)... What we share with living creatures — be it bacterial, floral, fungal or animal — is that we live in the connections of complex systems created and used by other beings." In that sense, Becoming Plant functions as a metaphor of the Anthropocene.

The artists incorporate both manufactured materials and flora and fauna in their works. Some works have the quality of vanitas still lives: Proudfoot creates ceramic vessels filled with perishable or permutable materials such as masticated cherries, blueberries and bath salts, while Adam elevates discarded elements of into altar-like settings that draw you to take a better look: orange peels, olive and cherry pits, stems and a dirty napkin. Other objects have the quality of living and breathing organisms: Adam's sponge object doused in vinegar seems alive, while the "pond life" that is introduced by longtime collaborators Crabtree and Evans into colourful glass bulbs which hang precariously over cords or are lodged into corners of the room seem at any moment like they could start to move.

Ihrman re-enacts vegetable forms in performance: one waterlily costume from 2012 and one fir cone costume from 2015. A screen upstairs and downstairs show the documentation of two performances, creating an ambient tension for the viewer, in counterpoint to the material sculptural objects that dominate the space. Similarly, Romão's tiny poems, plastered variously around the space, frame the visit, as though they were legible whispers just a few breaths long: "And in the last days / there will still be no flowers / just rings, no fingers," each referring to a season, memento mori of sorts. 

The exhibition’s press release, in which the curator enters into an imaginary conversation with a plant about the quantity of flowering plants and trees versus humans on earth and its associated concerns, suggests that global governance and planetary stewardship might be able to be taught through the study of nonhuman entities. This approach accompanies what is considered the "ontological turn" in anthropology, in which many scholars focus on nature and the politics of the nonhuman. As Hui points out in his essay Cosmotechnics and Cosmopolitics, such a pluralism of technology "can only be realized by reflecting on the question of technology and the politics of technology." In the current crisis of the Anthropocene, we can only plea that those involved at a governmental scale will listen to the artists, thinkers and scientists working within the field of nonhuman studies.

The London gallery Tenderpixel showcases a diversity of creative positions within culture, economy and politics. The current exhibition, Becoming Plant, runs until September 22, 2018. The gallery was founded in 2007 by Etan Ilfield, while the gallery program is run by director and curator Borbála Soós. The next exhibition series will focus on material concerns including solo projects by Florian Roithmay, Joana Escoval and Eva Fàbregas.

  Tenderpixel – 8 Cecil Court, WC2N 4HE London – http://www.tenderpixel.com/

Head Image Julia Crabtree and William Evans, Clenched, 2018.

Photography Original&theCopy. Courtesy of the artists and Tenderpixel. Cited Yuk Hui, "Cosmotechnics as Cosmopolitics," e-flux journal #86, november 2017.

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