The Book as Studio as an Idea as an Object
Victor Sira Is a Venezuela-born artist/photographer whose work has been the recipient of numerous fellowships, including the Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship and the New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship. He curated the show Photography Book Dummies at the School of International Center of Photography. His work has been featured in solo and group exhibitions, including the Rencontres d’Arles 2005 and the show De l’Europe in Luxemburg 2007. Sira is on the faculty at the ICP-Bard MFA Advanced Photographic Studies Program in New York, where he teaches the course The Book: Imaginary Studio, A Non Stop Process.
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“Wahon” is a generic term for all the imprints and manuscripts that were mostly written and printed in Japan from approximately AD 700 to 1868, which includes the Edo and early Meiji period. Wahon are usually printed on Washi and bound in Japanese style. The history of Wahon goes back nearly 1300 years and still fascinates a lot of collectors. The 70 year-old Seishindo bookstore , located in the middle of Jimboucho area caters to the many collectors fascinated by the 1300-year history of Wahon. In an interview, university professor Kounosuke Hashiguchi, Seishindo’s second-generation owner, shares his rich and profound knowledge of Wahon.check our website / online bookstore!
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