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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
SASQUATCHfabrix. — SASFAB 2-in-1 Coat/Gilet
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.
Nike x Undercover Gyakusou FW2012
Sonoya Mizuno as Dr. Azumi Fujita — Netflix MANIAC (2018)
Mercedes-Benz W126 S-Class — Red Leather Interior
Boston Dynamics SpotMini Quadruped Robot
Kogakuin University Archery Hall
The Archery Hall, one of two sports pavilions FT Architects (Katsuya Fukushima, Hiroko Tominaga) built in 2013 at Kogakuin University, west Tokyo. Each is a column-free room of 7.2 by 10.8 m under an exposed timber roof of horizontal and vertical members, bolt-and-nut jointed. The archery hall uses small timber sections normally used for furniture. Photographs by Shigeo Ogawa.
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Issey Miyake Spring/Summer 1999 — A-POC Runway
Sumitomo Hospital Seisen-ryo Apartments
Ryoji Ikeda — test pattern
Nike Komyuter Black/Summit White (AA2211-001)
Apple IIgs Keyboard USB Conversion with Arduino Pro Micro
Rick Owens Draped Wrap Skirt, circa 1998
Mies van der Rohe Barcelona Daybed for Knoll
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.
Oscar Niemeyer's MAC Niterói — Louis Vuitton Cruise 2017 Venue
adidas Y-3 Yohji Court — Footwear White (EF2554)
Tokyo Rooftops Ginza
Bruce Weber for Calvin Klein Jeans — 1991 Campaign
Karborn — Evidence of Time Travel
Haleakalā Crater — Volcanic Landscape, Maui
Comme des Garçons × Undercover Felicitations 25 Leather Jacket
Land Rover Defender 110 Station Wagon in Black
Carlo Scarpa — Fondazione Querini Stampalia Garden, Venice
ESA HERTZ Anechoic Chamber — Antenna Test Facility at ESTEC
Redhill MRT Station — Singapore
Nakagin Capsule Tower — Exterior Detail, Tokyo 2016
Melitta Baumeister Spring/Summer 2015 Ready-to-Wear
Nanzenji Temple Autumn Foliage, Higashiyama, Kyoto
CP Company Multi-Pocket Goggle Hooded Jacket in Grey
Stone Island × Diemme Military Boot (2012)
Stone Island Raso Floccato Riot Mask Jacket AW2004
Sort of Coal — Edible Kuro Charcoal Powder
Nike Air Solarsoft Zigzag Sandal in Black
Nike x Undercover Gyakusou Holiday 2014
Raf Simons SS2008 De Stijl Hiking Boot — White Multicolor
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.
OMsignal Biometric Smartwear Shirt
Able Archer Duffel Bag — Black MOLLE
Nike Air Max Plus TN Triple Black
Obscur Black Leather Fingerless Glove Gauntlet
Maison Martin Margiela x Kanye West Yeezus Tour Custom Outfits
Nike Lunar Pegasus 89
visvim FBT Lhamo-Folk
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.
Toni Garrn by Philip Gay, Just Do It, Interview Germany 2012
Floating Timber Staircase with Angular Steel Rail
Undercover Jun Takahashi L9F01 Low-Top Sneaker in Bordeaux
Japanese Warrior Figure — Edo/Meiji Period Ink Painting
Nike x Undercover Gyakusou FW2013
Photographed by Azim Haidaryan
Produced by Panottica
Floral Botanical Print Textile — Kimono or Wrap Garment
WTAPS 11AW Ian L/S Tee — Cotton Raglan
White Mountaineering Camouflage Jacket
Sacai Paris — Before the Show, Street Snap by Masataka Matsumura
Supreme 18th Anniversary Alpha XBP Backpack
Irving Penn × Issey Miyake — Two Miyake Warriors
Matsumoto Castle, Nagano Prefecture
Stutterheim Stockholm Raincoat in Red
Nike x Undercover Gyakusou SS2014 Sweat Map Long-Sleeve Top
Patagonia Synchilla Snap-T Pullover — Aztec Print
Stone Island Fall/Winter 2013 Garment Dyed Down Gilet
Former CGER-ASLK Building, Brussels — Marcel Lambrichs
"Wendover II (For John)" by Barry Underwood
Nickel Tailings 34, Edward Burtynsky, 1996
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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.
Dean Bouchard — Inside Out
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Filson — Scout Backpack (Tundra Shrub Camo)
Vennesla Library and Culture House by Helen & Hard
Swatch Art Peace Hotel Shanghai Interior by Jouin Manku
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.
Neighborhood N-2B / N-JKT Olive Drab
Peninsula House by Watson Architecture + Design
A Story of Yonosuke (2013) — Shuichi Okita
Grey Peacock-Pheasant Plumage — Iridescent Ocelli Detail
Akari Hayami — Japanese Fashion Magazine Editorial
Bagh Nakh — Tiger Claw Weapon, India
Xavier Veilhan Faceted Figure Sculpture
Cidade das Artes — Christian de Portzamparc, Rio de Janeiro
