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EMERY MOUNTAINS
April 2024, FRIEZE No. 9 Cork Street Gallery, London
EXHIBITION: The Mountains Between Us, FRIEZE No 9 Cork St
Weaving together photography, video and sculptural objects, lena_c_emery highlights the accelerated loss of mountain glaciers and the desperate conservation efforts currently employed to impede their decline. Under the continued influence of greenhouse-gas forced global warming, ice that took centuries to develop is vanishing in just a number of years. A fate experts predict for at least two-thirds of all glaciers by the end of this century. EMERY: In ‘The Mountains Between Us’, I capture the current environmental efforts undertaken to reduce the rate at which glaciers melt. Glaciers have held space for centuries, silently bearing witness to history. They’ve seen the world change in ways we can barely comprehend. Because my grandfather spent his life in these mountains, watching this particular glacier retreat and form lakes where there was previously only ice and at a pace that’s steadily increasing, feels deeply personal. The idea of covering these mammoths in fabric to stall the inevitable, feels both tragic and emblematic of our relationship with nature: The magnitude of loss countered by gestures that, though earnest, feel powerless. Visually these wrapped peaks evoke images of muddied tents, makeshift shelters that we’ve come to erect for those displaced by upheaval. This fragility, their fragility, our fragility, is a direct reflection of the imbalance we have sown, where those least responsible for ecological destruction are forced to bear its heaviest burdens. The title became a way to frame those divides. Mountains have always symbolised barriers, but perhaps they could also be reimagined as thread, shared histories and a collective belonging. The elemental particles composing our very being once danced amidst these ancient landscapes and if they disappear, part of us does too.
Lightning Archives Military Jackets (revised edition)
Lightning Archives Military Jackets (revised edition) is a reference volume that assembles hundreds of vintage military jackets—from field coats to flight and bomber styles—into a 242-page photographic index, printed in Japan. Each garment is reduced to front, back, and detail shots, annotated with brief data about model, era, and origin, turning decades of conflict and logistics into orderly rows of fabric, hardware, and serial numbers. The revised edition simply expands and updates this taxonomy, confirming that uniforms designed for war now circulate as images and commodities, stripped of purpose, filed away as another closed chapter in a series of collectible books.
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Lightning Archives Vol.150 NIKE CHRONICLE DELUXE 1971 to 1980s
and wander x Muraco Designs Heron Tent Shelter Sets
This tent boasts a straightforward structure, allowing for quick and effortless setup. To assemble, lay the flysheet on the ground and firmly secure the four corners with pegs. Then, raise the center pole at the top. The remarkable simplicity of this setup is unmatched by self-supporting dome-shaped tents, and its generous overhead clearance adds to its allure.
HERON 2POLE TENT SHELTER SET
Form #7, Josef Schulz, 2003
Josef Schulz is a photographer known for capturing images of modern warehouses and factories, which are typically considered mundane industrial structures with little architectural significance. These buildings, produced worldwide, follow standardized plans and materials, lacking distinct external features to reveal their specific purposes.
Schulz's approach involves studying the essence of his craft through these photographs. He employs digital image processing to remove any elements hinting at the buildings' age, location, or surroundings, transforming them into virtual blueprints. By emphasizing colors, shapes, and symmetries, he turns the buildings into block-like structures, resembling toy architecture and presenting them as idealized versions of themselves.
In this process, Schulz blurs the line between photographic and painted reality to optimize the images. Simultaneously, he reduces the physical buildings to their design concepts and the photographic reality to its virtual representation. His intent is to diverge from the typical pursuit of making digital images appear as real as possible. This approach might leave the viewer perplexed, as they struggle to distinguish between authentic elements captured by the camera and those created through digital tools.
Thomas Demand
Sumitomo Hospital Seisen-ryo Apartments
The House of Yagi by Suppose Design Office + Ohno Japan
Text description provided by the architects. The House of Yagi is designed with the idea of an incomplete/complete form. Unlike other projects, the final stage of construction for this house was not aiming towards a finish stage, but to let the owner experience the sense of completion after living here. Interior space of the house is designed to maximize the interaction to its surrounding environment.
Robert Häusser J.R. 5-9-70
Gelatin silver print, printed 1999. 43.5 x 58.8 cm. Signed and dated in ballpoint pen lower right. Signed, dated, titled in ballpoint pen as well as photographer's thumb print on the verso. - Framed under glass.
Obscur Black Leather Fingerless Glove Gauntlet
House in Yatsugatake by Kidosaki Architects Studio
This private residence was designed by Kidosaki Architects Studio. It is located on the edge of the Yatsugatake Mountains in Nagano, Japan.
Matsumoto Castle, Nagano Prefecture
"Wendover II (For John)" by Barry Underwood
Nickel Tailings 34, Edward Burtynsky, 1996
From “Manufactured Landscapes: The Photographs of Edward Burtynsky”
GENERAL RESEARCH OFF-SITE
Designed by architect Shin Ohori of General Design for Setsumasa and Mami Kobayashi, founders of General Research. Located in the Chichibu mountain range northwest of Tokyo, the site serves as both a personal weekend shelter and a field-testing ground for product development.
The structure is built on an elevated platform using locally harvested larch wood and features removable walls made from fiber-reinforced plastic. It includes two yellow dome tents used as permanent sleeping areas—one placed on a secondary deck and the other on the roof of the main volume. The central enclosed space houses a kitchen and dining area.
The shelter is equipped with electricity, hot water, internet access, and basic amenities, including a clawfoot bathtub. The location is remote but accessible, allowing the Kobayashis to engage in maintenance tasks and outdoor work while still performing professional duties remotely. The architecture is intentionally simple and functional, emphasizing modularity, environmental responsiveness, and a hybrid of modernist design with primitive outdoor living elements.
The project operates as a live-in testing platform for lifestyle and gear integration in a real-world setting, merging domestic space with performance wear prototyping. It represents an approach to architecture and living that prioritizes adaptability, utility, and a direct relationship with the natural environment.
Visvim 2012 Subsection Series
The SUBSECTION SERIES is a fragrance collection by Visvim, inspired by founder Hiroki Nakamura’s encounter with French fragrance designer Blaise Mautin over 20 years ago. The series includes candles, room sprays, and diffusers, each available in various scents. Notable fragrances are NO.1 F.I.L., a blend featuring patchouli and sandalwood, and NO.7 KYOTO, inspired by a morning visit to Kyoto’s Sanjusangendo temple.
Nike Cheyenne Backpack in Tan
All-Black 3x3 Rubik's Cube — Blackout Design Object
Rimowa Topas Stealth Aluminum Hardshell Luggage
aaajiao — Limited Landscape, Unlimited, Floating
Concrete Bunker Interior
Concrete Bunker Interior
Helmet Camera Snow Field Kit
Helmet Camera Snow Field Kit
Masked Tactical Loadout
Masked Tactical Loadout
WTAPS Visual Armored Store Installation
ACRONYM 2009 Fall/Winter Collection
Uniform Experiment x New Era 9Fifty Navy Wool Cap
Visvim Cordura 20L Backpack — Navy
Uniform Experiment U.E. Navy Sweat Hoodie — Navy and Grey
Soviet B-39 Submarine and Star of India — Maritime Museum of San Diego
Porter x A Bathing Ape 1st Camo Mobile Pouch
Norse Projects x Elka Hooded Raincoat
Junya Watanabe Comme des Garçons MAN Coated Hooded Jacket
RLX Ralph Lauren Band-Collar Belted Jacket — Navy
SOPHNET. x visvim Ballistic 23L Backpack — Navy
Batterie Le Chaos — German 152mm Naval Gun Casemate, Longues-sur-Mer
Stone Island Shadow Project x Bagjack Transformable Messenger Bag — Navy
Filson Tin Cloth Rucksack — Otter Green and Navy
New Balance M1700 Made in USA — Navy and Brown Suede
Nike Sportswear ACG White Label Shacket — Navy
Bell & Ross BR 02-92 Steel Pro Dial Marine
WTAPS 'Rise Above' Pullover Hoodie
Arc'teryx LEAF Combat Shirt — Coyote
C.P. Company Pro-Tek Hooded Jacket in Walnut
Nike Free Run+ 2 QS 'London MMXI' City Pack
Sikorsky MH-53 Pave Low Heavy-Lift Helicopter
McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle in Desert Camouflage — Low-Level Flight
Muji Wood House — Ki no Ie Interior
US 6-Color Desert 'Chocolate Chip' Camouflage Pattern (DBDU)
Made Design PP Polypropylene Bookcase — Minimal White Office Interior
C.P. Company 1000m Goggle Jacket by Aitor Throup
WWII USAAF AN 6505-1 Aviator's Kit Bag — Vintage US Military Surplus
A.P.C. Suede Leather Bomber Jacket
Gore Design Co. Erosion Sink — White Concrete Topographic
WTAPS Ingredients / Way of Life Garment Label
Battenwear Travel Shell Parka — Khaki / Navy
Red Wing 8181 Heritage Work Round Toe Boot in Hawthorne Muleskinner
Visvim Virgil Boot Folk — Two-Tone Suede
Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk
Lockheed F-104 Starfighter — Pakistan Air Force Combat Illustration
Rothco Tiger Stripe Vietnam Era 6-Pocket Fatigue Pants
Visvim LAMINA Rucksack 22L KUDU — Spring/Summer 2011
Nonnative 3 Layer Nylon Field Jacket — Spring/Summer 2011
Neighborhood x Izzue NHIZ Dawn Patrol University Hoodie
Oakley High Function Line Multi-Pocket Technical Jacket
Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk Stealth Attack Aircraft
Christina Liljenberg Halstrøm — Beddo Daybed
Burton Zip Tool Snowboard Binding Multitool
USS Skate (SSN-578) Surfaced at the North Pole, 1959
Helly Hansen Roam 2.5L Jacket — White
Nike x F.C. Real Bristol Camo Practice Jacket — Storm Khaki
F.C. Real Bristol x Nike Camo Practice Shorts
Burton Impact Glove — Men's Snowboard Glove with Integrated Wrist Guard
Bell & Ross BR 01 Pilot Watch
Stone Island Shadow Project RASO-R Windstopper Fabric Labels
Filson Tin Cloth Bag Collection — Dark Tan
Stone Island Shadow Project Spring/Summer 2010 Lookbook
Nike Free Hybrid Boot Premium — LT British Tan
Fred Perry x Resistant Randshell Backpack
ISAORA x Porter Spring/Summer 2011 Bag Collection
Nike Sportswear MS78 LE 'Obsidian'
Sandinista x hobo Paraffin Canvas Waist / Shoulder Bag
Foster + Partners Flo Desk Lamp for Lumina
Y-3 Adidas x Yohji Yamamoto Black Technical Zip Jacket
