by Cheska Brown
There is a certain type of love that can only be found on grimy bathroom floors, at the bottom of a wilting jar of lilies, or between the cracks of Cuba Street’s pavements. “Kiss your friends (and tell them you love them)” is a letter in preemptive nostalgia to four years of friendship lived in Te Whanganui-a-Tara.
With each page holding the pulse of the city in its hands, Cheska Brown captures the dichotomy of energy that is both Wellington city and friendship in your 20s. At times, it is loud - tearing down streets, scantily clad, then at others it is soft - a table laid with food and a kiss on arrival.
Words by @claudia__munro
Includes expanded interview with Splendid Photo.
First edition of 60
Published in 2023
Photographed (almost entirey) in Pōneke, Wellington by Cheska Brown
Designed by Kyra Jensen
Exposed stitching on spine, individually hand-sewn
ISBN 978-0-473-71643-1
$75 NZD/$70 AUD
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by Lara Gilks
Introducing ‘To Dust,’ the debut publication by Pōneke-based photographer, Lara Gilks. This new book explores ideas surrounding metamorphosis and inevitability. Featuring a poem by Ursula K. Le Guin, To Dust presents a curation of images expressing Gilks’ curiosity in not only what we can see but also what we can’t.
Available in New Zealand through @laragilks or Murex Studio or in Australia through @murexstudio.
190x200mm
82 pages
Section-sewn and foiled cover with inset photograph
Edition of 50
Photographs by Lara Gilks
Design by Kyra Jensen
Text by Amy Stewart
$70 NZD/AUD
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