{"title":"ART BOOKS","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"instytut","title":"Institute","description":"\u003cp\u003e Sitting on your shelf, this book will seem no different from other sturdy hardcover editions. But there's something about it that's unmatched in industrial productions. The materiality, almost physicality, of Riso's print harmonizes with the story told through simple images. The story is based on collages and the associations they evoke.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e The Institute, an unspecified research entity, leads an expedition during which something went wrong. But what exactly?\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAssociations with a discovered travel journal come to mind. The book is sensual and organic. The paint smudges slightly under your fingers, which enhances the unique atmosphere of the narrative. If I may suggest something, place \u003cem\u003ethe Institute\u003c\/em\u003e next to your favorite issues of National Geographic. 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I am human, I am part of an ecosystem, and I go through the same stages of development. I am part of an expansive, multi-complex, and seemingly perfect concept of nature. By observing it closely, I can better understand myself. From this perspective, plants have an advantage over me; without them, I wouldn't survive.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe book, composed of illustrations, photographs, and collages, tells the story of the life process of plants. 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