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The Hakuin Publishing Company was founded in the year 2009. It's the result of the collaboration between artists from Hamburg (GER) and Zurich (SUI). The company was founded in order to publish independently the collective's and it's friends self-determined own ideas. ARTISTS Alexander Schauwecker (JP/GER/SUI) Daniel Tischler (SUI) Jens Kaesemann (GER) Jonas Oswald (SUI) Mario Niederberger (SUI) Rainer Brenner (SUI) Thomas Stöckli (SUI) Veronika Suter (SUI) Yves Suter (SUI) CONTACT Hakuin Verlag, Zurich Switzerland mail@hakuin-verlag.com |
SHOPS EUROPE - Cabaret Voltaire, Zurich - Domus-Haus, Basel - Hochparterre, Zurich - Klio, Zurich - Kunstgriff, Zurich - Lüthy & Stocker, Lucerne - Motto Store, Berlin - OMMU, Athens - Orell Füssli Krauthammer, Zurich - Sec52, Zurich - Self Publish Be Happy, London - Ti Pi Tin, London USA - Printed Matter INC., NewYork JAPAN - Bueno Books, Tokyo * Note: Stores may not have every publication in stock! |
Alex Schauwecker, Between Cat and Wolf 46 pages, 14 x 20 cm, Color Photocopy print Edition of 50 Printed in Switzerland 2009 ISBN: 978-3-9523730-1-9 Alex’s work includes sketches and drawings as well as illustration. As a passionate skateboarder and snowboarder he is closely connected to the board sports lifestyle. He has a lifelong love for the mountains and an equal fascination with the topography of urban life. Both these sources inspire his work. He does not think and work in terms of contrasts, of 'either- or'. Instead he is inclined to the kind of art that discovers the common ground between different worlds and challenges the conventional perception of reality. The Zine 'Between Cat and Wolf' is a summary of his most recent works and exhibitions. Price: € 6.60 Sold Out! |
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Alex Schauwecker, Ghosts before Breakfast 68 pages, 14 x 20 cm, Color Photocopy print Edition of 50 Printed in Switzerland 2012 No ISBN. Alex’s work includes sketches and drawings as well as illustration & photography. The Zine 'Ghosts before breafast' is a mix between serious and dreamy moments which fluctuate between surreal, poetry and abstraction. Price: € 6.60 (very few copies left) |
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Alex Schauwecker, Over the rainbow 98 pages, 18.5 x 26 cm, Offset print Edition of 500 Printed in Lithuania 2013 ISBN 978-3-9523730-7-1. Alex’s Schauweckers latest book, focusing on photography. A mix between dreamy girls and dark nights tagging in Zurich. Price: € 17 |
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Daniel Tischler & Rainer Brenner, Paradise Tea 2x 56pages, 20.5 x 29.5 cm, Offset print Edition of 500 Designed by Raffinerie, Zurich Printed in Lithuania 2012 ISBN 978-3-9523730-6-4 Over the time of four years of work photographer Daniel Tischler and writer Rainer Brenner made the 'Querschläger' Series which was published in Lifestyle Magazine Kinki. The series is a rather special collection of private house visits from folk singers, to pornstars, to Swiss celebrities, and so on. A very unconventional art book including a short interview in German from these outstanding personalities. The book 'Paradise Tea' is the limited collection of the best portraits they created during these four years. Winner Swiss Press Photo Award 2013! Price: € 32 |
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Jens Kaesemann, Durch die Nacht 36 pages, 14 x 20 cm, Color Photocopy print Edition of 50 Printed in Germany 2009 No ISBN. His work basically shows subcultures, be it of people like in the Zine 'Durch die Nacht' where he shows urban city youth going through the nights with drugs and chaos, but documenting also the lonely and quite moments of the lost souls. Working on film he also captures people in their pure natural way and goes on with reportage and landscape, always keeping it tight to his own style. Price: € 6.60 Sold Out! |
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Jonas Oswald, Unknown Japan 34pages, 14 x 20 cm, Color Photocopy print Edition of 30 Printed in Switzerland 2010 No ISBN. Jonas Oswald is a photographer from Zurich (SUI). His character and his experiences of life show through in the perspective and shooting style of his pictures, reflecting the relaxed and varied mix of the situations in which he finds himself. He mostly works in people photography but also sometimes does fashion photography. He is working mainly on film. This is Jonas first Zine and called Unknown Japan, a mystical, varied Series about Japan, captured in a very own style and different view on Japan. Price: € 6.60 |
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Japan Guide, Child of mother nature WhaleForce Collective Exhibiton Tour Japan 2012 Printed in Japan 2010 No ISBN. This information guide was published on the occasion of the WhaleForce Collective Exhibition Tour 'Child of mother nature' in Japan 2010. Organized by the WhaleForce Collective in collaboration with Hakuin Verlag, Hakuin Airlines and Embassy of Switzerland Japan. The whale force collective, is an artist collective founded in 2009. The works of the artists are represented through photography, painting, design, illustration and installation. The members of the collective are connected to each other through their works, which symbolize aspects of youth culture like skate, pop, fashion and snowboarding. Not for sale! |
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Thomas Stöckli, Wind of change 20 non-bound pages, 32 x 47 cm, Offset print Limited Edition of 500 Designed by Hammer, Zurich Printed in Germany 2013 ISBN: 978-3-9523730-9-5 Thomas Stöckli is a Zurich based photographer who is favoring quiet, meditative spots with a special emphasis on mountains, japan and snow. “wind of change“ is his 1st publication and it shows a special selection of his most recent work. A rather special designed & layouted non-bound poster magazine which is only available online. Price: € 16 (Note: folded for shipping to 23.5 x 32 cm!) |
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Veronika Suter, The Playground 44 pages, 26 x 20 cm, Offset print Edition of 1000 Printed in Switzerland 2012 ISBN: 978-3-9523730-4-0 Veronika Suter is a glass artist who works mainly in casting and in fused glass. She is combining in a unique distictive technical style, glass with steel and copper to sculptures. The Playground is a selection from a decades of work! Price: € 20 |
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| Yves Suter, From Russia with love 68 pages, 26.6 x 18.5 cm, Offset print Limited & Numbered Edition of 200 Printed in Lithuania 2013 ISBN: 978-3-9524139-0-6 This book showcases a selection of pictures that mainly focus on the vibrant life of young Russians in the major cities. With his simple and quiet style he just used a little point and shot camera to document the moments he experienced during his frequent visits. A rather mysterious view merged in a all black and white book. A book that shows the Russia of now, with all it's dreams and hopes, like everywhere else. A book full of love! Price: € 25 (Note: Each book comes with a free poster) |
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Yves Suter, Hamburg is not a meal |
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Yves Suter, Immer nie am Meer 64 Pages, 22 x 29.7 cm, Color Photocopy print Edition of 100, Numbered Printed in Switzerland 2010 ISBN: 978-3-9523730-2-0 Since being a teenager Yves has worked as snowboard photographer and traveled the world extensively. Experiencing new cultures and documenting the lifestyle of people was his motivation throughout these times. His travels as a winter sports nomad show the reductionist style of his photography with scenes of lone landscapes and portraits of the people he has met around the world. He is dedicated to photography, to capturing life on film through analog cameras. The book 'Immer nie am Meer' is a documentary about the winter 2009 - 2010, including an essay of thoughts about winter from Simon Betschart. Price: € 18 (very few copies left!) |
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Yves Suter, Paper of Walls |
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| Yves Suter, Strawberry Snow 160 pages, 16.5 x 23.5 cm, Offset print Limited Edition of 300 Printed in Switzerland 2011 ISBN: 978-3-9523730-3-3 This photographic documentary accompanies the two swiss, photographer Yves Suter and snowboarder Dominik Betschart, on a one month snowboard journey through Japan. During a travel from central Japan to the north island of Hokkaido and back. The book is a journal consisting of stories they have experienced and pictures documenting their journey. Price: € 59 |
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